Where does “알까기” come from?

알까기 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

알까기 (Korean): hatching

Definitions

  1. hatching

Ancestry of “알까기”, step by step

알까기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 알

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean알egg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean앓—

via Korean 까기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean까기—
Every word from Middle Korean 앓 →Every word from Korean 알 →