Where does “트윈테일” come from?
트윈테일 (Korean) comes from Japanese ツインテール, from Japanese ツイン, from English twin, from Middle English twin, from Old English twīn, from Proto-West Germanic twiʀn, from Proto-Germanic twiznaz, from Proto-Indo-European dwisnós — two.
트윈테일 (Korean): twintail hair style
Definitions
- twintail hair style
Ancestry of “트윈테일”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ツインテール | twintail hair style |
| 2 | Japanese | ツイン | twin |
| 3 | English | twin | Either of two people who shared the same uterus... |
| 4 | Middle English | twin | — |
| 5 | Old English | twīn | double thread, twist, twine, linen-thread, linen |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | twiʀn | twine, double thread |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | twiznaz | thread, twine |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwisnós | double |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |