Where does “좁쌀풀” come from?

좁쌀풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 풀, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

좁쌀풀 (Korean): yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica)

Definitions

  1. yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris var. davurica)

Ancestry of “좁쌀풀”, step by step

좁쌀풀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 풀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean풀herbaceous plants, particularly grass; glue; pool
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Korean 좁쌀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean좁쌀hulled millet
2Korean조dynasty, imperial court; trillion
3Middle Chinese造—

Words derived from “좁쌀풀”

Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →