Where does “장작개비” come from?

장작개비 (Korean) comes from Korean 개비, from Chinese 改, from Japanese 回, from Middle Chinese 回.

장작개비 (Korean): a stick of firewood; a piece of split firewood

Definitions

  1. a stick of firewood; a piece of split firewood

Ancestry of “장작개비”, step by step

장작개비 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개비wood; split wood
2Chinese改to change
3Japanese回time, occasion; turn, round; inning
4Middle Chinese回—

via Korean 장작(長斫)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장작(長斫)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 回 →Every word from Japanese 回 →Every word from Chinese 改 →