Where does “뺑뺑이” come from?

뺑뺑이 (Korean) comes from Korean 뺑뺑, from Korean 뺑, from Korean 뱅.

뺑뺑이 (Korean): a multicolored wheel spun around and hit with darts to select something randomly

Definitions

  1. a multicolored wheel spun around and hit with darts to select something randomly

Ancestry of “뺑뺑이”, step by step

뺑뺑이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뺑뺑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뺑뺑—
2Korean뺑—
3Korean뱅—

via Korean 이]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이]]—

via Korean [[이#noun suffix

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[이#noun suffix—
Every word from Korean 뱅 →Every word from Korean 뺑 →Every word from Korean 뺑뺑 →