Where does “방울새풀” come from?

방울새풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 풀, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

방울새풀 (Korean): A quaking grass, especially the lesser quaking-grass (Briza minor)

Definitions

  1. A quaking grass, especially the lesser quaking-grass (Briza minor)

Ancestry of “방울새풀”, step by step

방울새풀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 풀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean풀herbaceous plants, particularly grass; glue; pool
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Korean 방울새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean방울새grey-capped greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between
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