Where does “줄” come from?
줄 (Korean) comes from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol, from Middle Irish cáel — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
줄 (Korean): string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,...
Definitions
- string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,...
Ancestry of “줄”, step by step
줄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English joule
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 2 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 3 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 4 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 5 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 6 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 7 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 8 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 9 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Chinese 橘
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 橘 | — |