Where does “쌍살벌” come from?

쌍살벌 (Korean) comes from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

쌍살벌 (Korean): paper wasp

Definitions

  1. paper wasp

Ancestry of “쌍살벌”, step by step

쌍살벌 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean살flesh; skin
2Chinese煞—
3Chinese殺—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 쌍

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쌍pair
2Middle Chinese雙—

via Korean 벌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌field, plain; a set of clothes; punishment;...
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →