Where does “쥐오줌풀” come from?

쥐오줌풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς, from Aramaic ישוע, from Hebrew ישוע — Salvation; Hosea.

쥐오줌풀 (Korean): A valerian, in particular Valeriana fauriei

Definitions

  1. A valerian, in particular Valeriana fauriei

Ancestry of “쥐오줌풀”, step by step

쥐오줌풀 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmouse, rat; cramp
2EnglishGeeA general exclamation of surprise or frustration
3EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
4Middle EnglishJhesusJesus (Christ)
5LatinIēsusJesus
6Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
7AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
8HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
9HebrewיהושעJoshua
10HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanherbaceous 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 오줌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean오줌urine (liquid excrement)

Words derived from “쥐오줌풀

Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ
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