Where does “선탠” come from?
선탠 (Korean) comes from English suntan, from English tan, from French tan, from French ta, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз — to be able.
선탠 (Korean): suntan
Definitions
- suntan
Ancestry of “선탠”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | suntan | In humans a brown or darkened coloration of the... |
| 2 | English | tan | A yellowish-brown colour; A darkening of the skin... |
| 3 | French | tan | pulped oak bark used in the tanning process |
| 4 | French | ta | your |
| 5 | Old French | ta | your |
| 6 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 7 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 8 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 9 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 10 | Polish | tu | here |
| 11 | Polish | być | to be |
| 12 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 13 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 14 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 16 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |