Where does “털실” come from?

털실 (Korean) comes from Korean 실, from English seal, from Middle English sel, from Anglo-Norman sëel, from Latin sigillum, from Latin -lus, from Proto-Italic -elos, from Proto-Indo-European -e-lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

털실 (Korean): woolen yarn, knitting wool

Definitions

  1. woolen yarn, knitting wool

Ancestry of “털실”, step by step

털실 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanthread, string; a narrow thing, a thin object
2EnglishsealA pinniped (Pinnipedia), particularly an earless seal (true seal) or eared seal
3Middle EnglishselGood fortune, prosperity, luck
4Anglo-Normansëel
5Latinsigillumfigurine, statuette; seal
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanhair; fur, wool, feather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós