Where does “젖가루” come from?

젖가루 (Korean) comes from Korean 가루, from Middle Korean ᄀᆞᆯㅇ.

Ancestry of “젖가루”, step by step

젖가루 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가루

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가루meal, flour (of wheat, etc.); powder
2Middle Koreanᄀᆞᆯㅇ—

via Korean 젖

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean젖breast
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