Where does “스무고개” come from?
스무고개 (Korean) comes from Korean 고개 — nape of the neck.
스무고개 (Korean): twenty questions
Definitions
- twenty questions
Ancestry of “스무고개”, step by step
스무고개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 고개
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 고개 | nape of the neck |
via Korean 스무
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 스무 | twenty (of something) |