Where does “셀기꾼” come from?
셀기꾼 (Korean) comes from Korean 셀카, from Korean 카메라, from English camera, from New Latin camera obscura, from Latin camera, from Ancient Greek καμάρα, from Proto-Iranian kamarā-, from Proto-Iranian kamárati — to bend, to curve.
셀기꾼 (Korean): a person who looks much better in selfies than in real life, especially due to an excessive use of filters
Definitions
- a person who looks much better in selfies than in real life, especially due to an excessive use of filters
Ancestry of “셀기꾼”, step by step
셀기꾼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 셀카
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 셀카 | selfie |
| 2 | Korean | 카메라 | camera |
| 3 | English | camera | A device for taking still or moving pictures or... |
| 4 | New Latin | camera obscura | dark chamber |
| 5 | Latin | camera | A chamber in its various senses, "including";... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | καμάρα | Anything with an arched cover such as a covered... |
| 7 | Proto-Iranian | kamarā- | something curved |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | kamárati | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *kmárati | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |