Where does “큐” come from?

큐 (Korean) comes from English cue, from English queue, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā.

큐 (Korean): cue

Definitions

  1. cue

Ancestry of “큐”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcueAn action or event that is a signal for somebody...
2EnglishqueueAn animal's tail; A line of people, vehicles or...
3Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
4Middle Frenchqueu—
5Old Frenchcuetail
6Vulgar Latincodatail
7LatincaudaA tail
8Proto-Italickaudātail
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →