Where does “얼룩말” come from?

얼룩말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

얼룩말 (Korean): zebra (African animal)

Definitions

  1. zebra (African animal)

Ancestry of “얼룩말”, step by step

얼룩말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 얼룩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean얼룩stain, smear, blemish
Every word from Chinese 末 →
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