Where does “사냥개” come from?

사냥개 (Korean) comes from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

사냥개 (Korean): hunting dog

Definitions

  1. hunting dog

Ancestry of “사냥개”, step by step

사냥개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 사냥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사냥hunting
2Korean산행—
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →