Where does “베일” come from?
베일 (Korean) comes from English veil, from Middle English veil, from Latin velum, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.
베일 (Korean): veil; secrecy; mystery; Prospective form of 베이다
Definitions
- veil; secrecy; mystery; Prospective form of 베이다
Ancestry of “베일”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | veil | Something hung up or spread out to hide or... |
| 2 | Middle English | veil | — |
| 3 | Latin | velum | the sail of a ship; a cloth, curtain, veil,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | weǵʰ- | to bring; to transport |