Where does “볼링 선수” come from?
볼링 선수 (Korean) comes from Korean 볼링, from English bowling, from English bowl, from Middle English bolle, from Old English bolla, from Proto-Germanic bullô, from Proto-Germanic ballô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel-.
볼링 선수 (Korean): bowler
Definitions
- bowler
Ancestry of “볼링 선수”, step by step
볼링 선수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 볼링
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 볼링 | bowling |
| 2 | English | bowling | present participle of bowl; A game played by... |
| 3 | English | bowl | A roughly hemispherical container used to hold,... |
| 4 | Middle English | bolle | pod; shell |
| 5 | Old English | bolla | bowl |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bullô | round object; ball; bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | ballô | ball |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Korean 선수(選手)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 선수(選手) | — |