Where does “젖꼭지” come from?

젖꼭지 (Korean) comes from Korean 꼭지 — knob, stopcock.

젖꼭지 (Korean): nipple projection of mammary gland

Definitions

  1. nipple projection of mammary gland

Ancestry of “젖꼭지”, step by step

젖꼭지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꼭지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꼭지knob, stopcock

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanbreast
Every word from Korean 꼭지