Where does “입벌리개” come from?

입벌리개 (Korean) comes from Korean 입, from Korean 邑.

입벌리개 (Korean): A device to hold the mouth open

Definitions

  1. A device to hold the mouth open

Ancestry of “입벌리개”, step by step

입벌리개 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 입

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean입mouth; lips; a man's word
2Korean邑—

via Korean [[벌리다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[벌리다—

via Korean 벌리—]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌리—]]—
Every word from Korean 邑 →Every word from Korean 입 →