Where does “총알” come from?

총알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

총알 (Korean): bullet, shot

Definitions

  1. bullet, shot

Ancestry of “총알”, step by step

총알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 알

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean알egg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean앓—

via Korean 총(銃)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean총(銃)—

Words derived from “총알”

Every word from Middle Korean 앓 →Every word from Korean 알 →