Where does “암나사” come from?

암나사 (Korean) comes from Korean 암, from Chinese 癌, from Chinese 岩.

암나사 (Korean): "female" screw, nut

Definitions

  1. "female" screw, nut

Ancestry of “암나사”, step by step

암나사 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 암

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean암cancer; female; she-
2Chinese癌—
3Chinese岩—

via Korean 나사(螺絲)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나사(螺絲)—
Every word from Chinese 岩 →Every word from Chinese 癌 →Every word from Korean 암 →