Where does “새알” come from?

새알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

새알 (Korean): bird's egg

Definitions

  1. bird's egg

Ancestry of “새알”, step by step

새알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 알

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean알egg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean앓—

via Korean 새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
2Korean사이gap; space between
Every word from Middle Korean 앓 →
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