Where does “엄지손가락” come from?

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

엄지손가락 (Korean): thumb (digit)

Definitions

  1. thumb (digit)

Ancestry of “엄지손가락”, step by step

엄지손가락 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손가락

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

via Korean 엄지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean엄지thumb (digit)
Every word from Proto-Korean katoL →Every word from Korean 가락 →Every word from Korean 손가락 →