Where does “칫솔” come from?
칫솔 (Korean) comes from Korean 솔, from English soul, from Middle English soule, from Middle English sowel, from Old English sufel, from English soufflé, from French soufflé, from French souffler.
칫솔 (Korean): toothbrush
Definitions
- toothbrush
Ancestry of “칫솔”, step by step
칫솔 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 솔
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 솔 | brush; pine |
| 2 | English | soul | The spirit or essence of a person usually thought... |
| 3 | Middle English | soule | A soul or spirit; an animating force |
| 4 | Middle English | sowel | Food, especially that served with bread as a side or condiment; sowl |
| 5 | Old English | sufel | anything eaten with bread, e.g. meat, vegetables,... |
| 6 | English | soufflé | A baked dish made from beaten egg whites and... |
| 7 | French | soufflé | soufflé; past participle of souffler |
| 8 | French | souffler | to blow; to blow out; to whisper |
| 9 | Old French | sofler | — |
| 10 | Latin | sufflō | to blow, puff up, inflate |
| 11 | Latin | flō | to breathe, blow |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | flāō | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₁- | to bleat; to cry; to blow |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
via Korean 치(齒)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 치(齒) | — |