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
- larva; caterpillar; grub
Ancestry of “애벌레”, step by step
애벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 애
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 애 | child; kid; anxiety; impatience; trouble; effort |
| 2 | Korean | 아이 | child |
| 3 | English | I | The speaker or writer, referred to as the... |
| 4 | Old French | i | there |
| 5 | Latin | hīc | this; these in the plural |
| 6 | Latin | heic | — |
| 7 | Latin | hic | this; these in the plural |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hek(e) | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 11 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 12 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 13 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 14 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 15 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |