Where does “지우개똥” come from?

지우개똥 (Korean) comes from Korean 똥, from Proto-Korean sotwonko.

지우개똥 (Korean): eraser dust

Definitions

  1. eraser dust

Ancestry of “지우개똥”, step by step

지우개똥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 똥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean똥dung, poop, shit, excrement; dregs, residue
2Proto-Koreansotwonko—

via Korean 지우개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean지우개eraser, rubber
2Korean-개Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns
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