Where does “살찌우다” come from?

살찌우다 (Korean) comes from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

살찌우다 (Korean): to fatten, to make fat

Definitions

  1. to fatten, to make fat

Ancestry of “살찌우다”, step by step

살찌우다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean살flesh; skin
2Chinese煞—
3Chinese殺—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 찌우다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean찌우다—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →