Where does “외곬” come from?

외곬 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 외, from Korean 오이 — cucumber.

외곬 (Korean): single path, one way

Definitions

  1. single path, one way

Ancestry of “외곬”, step by step

외곬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 외

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese외—
2Korean오이cucumber

via Korean 곬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean곬waterway, watercourse
2Korean곧다To be straight
Every word from Korean 오이 →Every word from Middle Chinese 외 →