Where does “전구” come from?

전구 (Korean) comes from Chinese 全球 — whole world; entire world; globe.

전구 (Korean): light bulb

Definitions

  1. light bulb

Ancestry of “전구”, step by step

전구 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 全球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese全球whole world; entire world; globe

via Japanese 電球

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese電球incandescent light bulb
Every word from Chinese 全球