Where does “탄알” come from?

탄알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

탄알 (Korean): bullet

Definitions

  1. bullet

Ancestry of “탄알”, step by step

탄알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanegg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean
Every word from Middle Korean
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