Where does “쇠박새” come from?
쇠박새 (Korean) comes from Korean 박새, from Korean 박, from Chinese 泊, from English poise, from Middle English poys, from Middle French pois, from Latin pēnsum, from Latin pendō — to stretch.
쇠박새 (Korean): marsh tit
Definitions
- marsh tit
Ancestry of “쇠박새”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 박새 | A tit, especially the Japanese tit (Parus minor) |
| 2 | Korean | 박 | gourd; calabash; gourd shell; head |
| 3 | Chinese | 泊 | — |
| 4 | English | poise | A state of balance, equilibrium or stability;... |
| 5 | Middle English | poys | — |
| 6 | Middle French | pois | weight |
| 7 | Latin | pēnsum | allotment, portion, weight (of wool measured out to a slave to spin in a day) |
| 8 | Latin | pendō | to weigh, weigh out |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |