Where does “삼체” come from?
삼체 (Korean) comes from Korean 체, from Middle Korean 톄, from Chinese 體, from Kosraean sri, from Sanskrit श्री, from Sanskrit नगर, from Sanskrit गर, from Sanskrit गुरु — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
삼체 (Korean): the three acts of pretense: pretending to know, acting superior, and pretending to own something
Definitions
- the three acts of pretense: pretending to know, acting superior, and pretending to own something
Ancestry of “삼체”, step by step
삼체 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 체
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 체 | physical body; gait or build |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 톄 | — |
| 3 | Chinese | 體 | — |
| 4 | Kosraean | sri | bone |
| 5 | Sanskrit | श्री | diffusing light or radiance, splendid, radiant,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | नगर | town, city; urban |
| 7 | Sanskrit | गर | mountain, top |
| 8 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy; weighty |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |