Where does “밥줄” come from?

밥줄 (Korean) comes from Korean 줄, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

밥줄 (Korean): livelihood; job, source of income

Definitions

  1. livelihood; job, source of income

Ancestry of “밥줄”, step by step

밥줄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanstring, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,...
2EnglishjouleIn the International System of Units, the derived...
3EnglishJoelA book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh
4FrenchJudicaëltransferred from the surname
5Old BretonIudicael
6Welshcaelto get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,...
7EnglishKyleA placename
8Scottish Gaeliccaolthin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the...
9Middle Irishcáelnarrow
10Old Irishcoílthin, slender, narrow
11Proto-Celtickoilosthin
12Proto-Indo-Europeansḱēy-to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,...
13Proto-Germanicskaidąseparation, distinction
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanskÁit-to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreancooked rice; food, meal; feed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skÁit-Every word from Proto-Germanic skaidąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European sḱēy-