Where does “사향쥐” come from?

사향쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

사향쥐 (Korean): muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Definitions

  1. muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus)

Ancestry of “사향쥐”, step by step

사향쥐 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmouse, rat; cramp
2EnglishGeeA general exclamation of surprise or frustration
3EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
4Middle EnglishJhesusJesus (Christ)
5LatinIēsusJesus
6Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
7AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
8HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
9HebrewיהושעJoshua
10HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via English muskrat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmuskratA large aquatic rodent; Any of several species of...
2Abenakimoskwasmuskrat, musquash
3Proto-Algonquian*waʔšaškwamuskrat

via Korean 사향

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사향musk
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַEvery word from Hebrew יהושעEvery word from Hebrew ישוע