Where does “불장난” come from?

불장난 (Korean) comes from Korean 불, from Middle Chinese 佛, from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

불장난 (Korean): playing with fire; playing with love, having an...

Definitions

  1. playing with fire; playing with love, having an...

Ancestry of “불장난”, step by step

불장난 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanfire, flame; electric light; furnace, fireplace
2Middle Chinese
3PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
4Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Korean 장난

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장난mischief, fun, practical joke
2Korean작란
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás