Where does “크림반도” come from?

크림반도 (Korean) comes from Korean 크림, from English cream, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

크림반도 (Korean): Crimea; Crimean peninsula

Definitions

  1. Crimea; Crimean peninsula

Ancestry of “크림반도”, step by step

크림반도 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 크림

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean크림cream
2EnglishcreamThe butterfat/milkfat part of milk which rises to...
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Korean 반도(半島)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean반도(半島)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω