Where does “집박쥐” come from?

집박쥐 (Korean) comes from Korean 박쥐, from Korean 밝쥐, from Korean 쥐, from English Gee, from English Jesus, from Middle English Jhesus, from Latin Iēsus, from Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς — Salvation; Hosea.

집박쥐 (Korean): The Japanese house bat, Pipistrellus abramus

Definitions

  1. The Japanese house bat, Pipistrellus abramus

Ancestry of “집박쥐”, step by step

집박쥐 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 박쥐

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean박쥐bat
2Korean밝쥐Obsolete spelling of 박쥐
3Koreanmouse, rat; cramp
4EnglishGeeA general exclamation of surprise or frustration
5EnglishJesusThe Christian savior; An exclamation, the use of...
6Middle EnglishJhesusJesus (Christ)
7LatinIēsusJesus
8Ancient GreekἸησοῦςJesus
9AramaicישועJoshua, a Biblical character
10HebrewישועYeshua or Jeshua as the name of multiple people in the Bible, sometimes anglicized in translation as Joshua or Jesus
11HebrewיהושעJoshua
12HebrewהוֹשֵׁעַSalvation; Hosea

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanhome; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese
Every word from Hebrew הוֹשֵׁעַ
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