Where does “촛대” come from?

촛대 (Korean) comes from Korean 초, from Middle Chinese 草.

촛대 (Korean): candlestick

Definitions

  1. candlestick

Ancestry of “촛대”, step by step

촛대 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 초

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean초The SI unit of time, second; A second of arc; the...
2Middle Chinese草—

via Korean 대(臺)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대(臺)—
Every word from Middle Chinese 草 →Every word from Korean 초 →