Where does “버블티” come from?
버블티 (Korean) comes from English bubble tea, from Cantonese 波霸, from Cantonese 波, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll — to rise, to be tall; hill.
버블티 (Korean): bubble tea
Definitions
- bubble tea
Ancestry of “버블티”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bubble tea | Sweetened tea with milk and tapioca pearls, often... |
| 2 | Cantonese | 波霸 | breast, tapioca pearl |
| 3 | Cantonese | 波 | — |
| 4 | English | Ball | surname |
| 5 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 6 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 7 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 8 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 9 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |