Where does “트럼프” come from?

트럼프 (Korean) comes from Japanese トランプ, from English Trump, from Middle English trumpe, from Old French trompe, from Frankish trumpa — trump, trumpet; trumpet.

트럼프 (Korean): playing cards

Definitions

  1. playing cards

Ancestry of “트럼프”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseトランプplaying cards
2EnglishTrumpThe suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others
3Middle EnglishtrumpeA trumpet, horn, or similar musical instrument;...
4Old Frenchtrompetrump, trumpet; horn, trump, trumpet
5Frankishtrumpatrump, trumpet; trumpet
Every word from Frankish trumpa →