Where does “시궁쥐” come from?

시궁쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

시궁쥐 (Korean): brown rat

Definitions

  1. brown rat

Ancestry of “시궁쥐”, step by step

시궁쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmouse, rat; cramp
2EnglishGeeA general exclamation of surprise or frustration
3EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
4Middle EnglishJhesusJesus (Christ)
5LatinIēsusJesus
6Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
7AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
8HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
9HebrewיהושעJoshua
10HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via Korean 시궁

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean시궁
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַEvery word from Hebrew יהושעEvery word from Hebrew ישוע