Where does “엄지씨름” come from?

엄지씨름 (Korean) comes from Korean 엄지 — thumb (digit).

엄지씨름 (Korean): thumb war

Definitions

  1. thumb war

Ancestry of “엄지씨름”, step by step

엄지씨름 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 엄지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean엄지thumb (digit)

via Korean 씨름

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean씨름Ssireum, traditional Korean wrestling
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