Where does “찻숟가락” come from?

찻숟가락 (Korean) comes from Korean 차, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

찻숟가락 (Korean): teaspoon (small spoon)

Definitions

  1. teaspoon (small spoon)

Ancestry of “찻숟가락”, step by step

찻숟가락 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 차

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean차vehicle; tea; infinitive of 차다
2Chinese車—
3Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Korean 숟가락

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean숟가락spoon
2Korean가락spindle; distaff; strand; melody
3Proto-KoreankatoLsomething forked or split from each other: the...
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