Where does “풀잎” come from?

풀잎 (Korean) comes from Korean 풀, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

풀잎 (Korean): blade of grass

Definitions

  1. blade of grass

Ancestry of “풀잎”, step by step

풀잎 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 풀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean풀herbaceous plants, particularly grass; glue; pool
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Korean 잎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잎leaf, leafage, foliage
2Korean닢Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins
Every word from Yoruba ilé →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bale- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz →