Where does “시곗바늘” come from?

시곗바늘 (Korean) comes from Korean 시계, from Japanese 時計, from Middle Chinese 土圭.

시곗바늘 (Korean): hand

Definitions

  1. hand

Ancestry of “시곗바늘”, step by step

시곗바늘 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 시계

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean시계a clock, a watch, a timepiece
2Japanese時計a clock, a watch, a timepiece, a timekeeper
3Middle Chinese土圭—

via Korean 바늘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바늘needle, pin
Every word from Middle Chinese 土圭 →Every word from Japanese 時計 →Every word from Korean 시계 →