Where does “앨범” come from?

앨범 (Korean) comes from English album, from Latin album, from Latin Albus, from Proto-Italic alβos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos — white.

앨범 (Korean): album

Definitions

  1. album

Ancestry of “앨범”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalbumA book specially designed to keep photographs,...
2Latinalbuminflection of albus: ## accusative masculine...
3LatinAlbuswhite properly without, dull white
4Proto-Italicalβoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élbʰoswhite
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂élbʰos →Every word from Proto-Italic alβos →Every word from Latin Albus →
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