Where does “위팔신경” come from?

위팔신경 (Korean) comes from Korean 위팔, from Korean 위, from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

위팔신경 (Korean): brachial plexus

Definitions

  1. brachial plexus

Ancestry of “위팔신경”, step by step

위팔신경 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 위팔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean위팔upper arm; in compounds brachial
2Koreanabove, upper, upside, top
3Chinese
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Korean 신경(神經)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean신경(神經)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp