Where does “생박쥐” come from?
생박쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 박쥐, from Korean 밝쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς — Salvation; Hosea.
생박쥐 (Korean): The northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
Definitions
- The northern bat, Eptesicus nilssonii
Ancestry of “생박쥐”, step by step
생박쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 박쥐
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 박쥐 | bat |
| 2 | Korean | 밝쥐 | Obsolete spelling of 박쥐 |
| 3 | Korean | 쥐 | mouse, rat; cramp |
| 4 | English | Gee | A general exclamation of surprise or frustration |
| 5 | English | Jesus | The Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of... |
| 6 | Middle English | Jhesus | Jesus (Christ) |
| 7 | Latin | Iēsus | Jesus |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | Ἰησοῦς | Jesus |
| 9 | Aramaic | ישוע | Joshua, a Biblical character |
| 10 | Hebrew | ישוע | Yeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus |
| 11 | Hebrew | יהושע | Joshua |
| 12 | Hebrew | הוֹשֵׁעַ | Salvation; Hosea |
via Korean 생(生)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 생(生) | — |