Where does “보조개” come from?

보조개 (Korean) comes from Korean 볼, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.

보조개 (Korean): dimple

Definitions

  1. dimple

Ancestry of “보조개”, step by step

보조개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreancheek
2EnglishBallsurname
3Middle EnglishbalA ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,...
4Old Englishbeallball
5EnglishbealA small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather...
6Old Englishhyllhill
7Albanianhullifurrow
8Proto-Germanichullizhill
9Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
10Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill

via Korean 조개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean조개molluscan shellfish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH-
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