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
Ancestry of “앨범”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | album | A book specially designed to keep photographs,... |
| 2 | Latin | album | inflection of albus:
## accusative masculine... |
| 3 | Latin | Albus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | alβos | white |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂élbʰos | white |