Where does “” 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.

(Korean): cue

Definitions

  1. cue

Ancestry of “”, 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
큐 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer