Where does “뼈대” come from?

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

뼈대 (Korean): skeleton, frame, build

Definitions

  1. skeleton, frame, build

Ancestry of “뼈대”, step by step

뼈대 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

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

via Korean 뼈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뼈bone
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