Where does “탁구공” come from?

탁구공 (Korean) comes from Korean 공, from Chinese 空, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

탁구공 (Korean): table tennis ball, ping pong ball

Definitions

  1. table tennis ball, ping pong ball

Ancestry of “탁구공”, step by step

탁구공 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 공

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공ball; digit zero, oh; gong
2Chinese空empty, hollow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Korean 탁구(卓球)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean탁구(卓球)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Chinese 空 →Every word from Korean 공 →