Where does “야구공” come from?

야구공 (Korean) comes from Korean 공, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

야구공 (Korean): baseball

Definitions

  1. baseball

Ancestry of “야구공”, step by step

야구공 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 공

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공ball; digit zero, oh; gong
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Korean 야구(野球)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean야구(野球)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Korean 공 →