Where does “쇠족제비” come from?
쇠족제비 (Korean) comes from Korean 족제비, from Korean 피, from English pee, from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare — I piss.
쇠족제비 (Korean): least weasel
Definitions
- least weasel
Ancestry of “쇠족제비”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 족제비 | weasel, specifically a Siberian weasel, "Mustela... |
| 2 | Korean | 피 | blood; kinship, consanguinity |
| 3 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 4 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 5 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 6 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 7 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 9 | Latin | pissio | I piss |