Where does “책벌레” come from?
책벌레 (Korean) comes from Korean 벌레, from Proto-Korean peLkey — bug, insect.
책벌레 (Korean): bookworm
Definitions
- bookworm
Ancestry of “책벌레”, step by step
책벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 책(冊)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 책(冊) | — |