Where does “자동차 키” come from?

자동차 키 (Korean) comes from Korean 자동차, from Chinese 自動車, from Japanese 自動車, from Japanese 自動, from Japanese 自動詞, from Japanese 詞, from Middle Chinese 詞.

자동차 키 (Korean): car key

Definitions

  1. car key

Ancestry of “자동차 키”, step by step

자동차 키 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 자동차

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자동차automobile, car
2Chinese自動車automobile; motor car
3Japanese自動車automobile, car, motorcar
4Japanese自動automatic movement, automatic functioning;...
5Japanese自動詞intransitive verb
6Japanese詞word; word; part of speech
7Middle Chinese詞—

via Korean 키

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean키height of a person or animal; key
2EnglishkeyAn object designed to open and close a lock; An...
3EnglishcayA small, low island largely made of sand or coral
4SpanishCayokey island
5Taínocayosmall island
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