Where does “불화살” come from?

불화살 (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.

불화살 (Korean): missle

Definitions

  1. missle

Ancestry of “불화살”, step by step

불화살 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 화살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean화살arrow
2Koreanflesh; skin
3Chinese
4Chinese
5Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-