Where does “팔뚝” come from?

팔뚝 (Korean) comes from Korean 팔, from Middle Chinese 八.

팔뚝 (Korean): forearm

Definitions

  1. forearm

Ancestry of “팔뚝”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean팔arm; eight; eighth
2Middle Chinese八—

Words derived from “팔뚝”

Every word from Middle Chinese 八 →Every word from Korean 팔 →
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