Where does “양숟가락” come from?

양숟가락 (Korean) comes from Korean 숟가락, from Korean 가락, from Proto-Korean katoL — something forked or split from each other: the...

양숟가락 (Korean): Western-style spoon

Definitions

  1. Western-style spoon

Ancestry of “양숟가락”, step by step

양숟가락 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 숟가락

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean숟가락spoon
2Korean가락spindle; distaff; strand; melody
3Proto-KoreankatoLsomething forked or split from each other: the...

via Korean 양(洋)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양(洋)—
Every word from Proto-Korean katoL →Every word from Korean 가락 →Every word from Korean 숟가락 →