Where does “빨대” come from?

빨대 (Korean) comes from Korean 대, from Chinese 隊.

빨대 (Korean): straw, drinking straw

Definitions

  1. straw, drinking straw

Ancestry of “빨대”, step by step

빨대 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대bamboo; stalk, stem; An expression used to...
2Chinese隊—

via Korean [[빨다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[빨다—

via Korean 빨-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean빨-]]—
Every word from Chinese 隊 →