Where does “스리섬” come from?
스리섬 (Korean) comes from English threesome, from English -some, from Middle English -som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
스리섬 (Korean): threesome
Definitions
- threesome
Ancestry of “스리섬”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | threesome | A group of three people or things; An instance of... |
| 2 | English | -some | Characterized by some specific condition or... |
| 3 | Middle English | -som | some; having a specific quality |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |