Where does “칼자루” come from?

칼자루 (Korean) comes from Korean 칼 — knife, sword.

칼자루 (Korean): handle (of a knife or sword); hilt

Definitions

  1. handle (of a knife or sword); hilt

Ancestry of “칼자루”, step by step

칼자루 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 칼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean칼knife, sword

via Korean 자루

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자루bag, sack; handle, hilt
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