Where does “젓대” come from?

젓대 (Korean) comes from Korean 저, from Chinese 著, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t — to put, to place; to put; to place.

젓대 (Korean): daegeum, traditional Korean wind instrument

Definitions

  1. daegeum, traditional Korean wind instrument

Ancestry of “젓대”, step by step

젓대 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 저

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean저that; me; chopstick
2Chinese著to touch
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ta-tto put, to place; to put; to place

via Korean 대

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대bamboo; stalk, stem; An expression used to...
2Chinese隊—
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