Where does “배총” come from?

배총 (Korean) comes from Korean 총, from Chinese 銃.

배총 (Korean): stump of the umbilical cord

Definitions

  1. stump of the umbilical cord

Ancestry of “배총”, step by step

배총 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 총

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean총gun; rifle; machine gun
2Chinese銃—

via Korean 배

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean배ship, boat, vessel; belly, abdomen, bulge, bilge;...
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