Where does “애벌레” come from?

애벌레 (Korean) comes from Korean 애, from Korean 아이, from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e) — resin.

애벌레 (Korean): larva; caterpillar; grub

Definitions

  1. larva; caterpillar; grub

Ancestry of “애벌레”, step by step

애벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanchild; kid; anxiety; impatience; trouble; effort
2Korean아이child
3EnglishIThe speaker or writer, referred to as the...
4Old Frenchithere
5Latinhīcthis; these in the plural
6Latinheic
7Latinhicthis; these in the plural
8Proto-Italichek(e)
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰi-ḱethis, here
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin

via Korean 벌레

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌레bug, insect
2Proto-KoreanpeLkeybug, insect
Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz
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