Where does “벤질기” come from?

벤질기 (Korean) comes from English benzyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

벤질기 (Korean): benzyl

Definitions

  1. benzyl

Ancestry of “벤질기”, step by step

벤질기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English benzyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbenzylThe univalent radical CH-CH- related to toluene...
2English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
3Frenchméthylènemethylene
4Ancient Greekμέθυwine
5Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Korean 기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기-ing; to ~; that ~; the action of; the process...
2Chinese機mechanism; opportunity, chance
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu →Every word from English -yl →Every word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu →