Where does “피말강이” come from?
피말강이 (Korean) comes from Korean 피, from English pee, from English piss, from Middle English pisse, from Middle English pissen, from Old French pissier, from Vulgar Latin pissiare, from Latin pissio — I piss.
Ancestry of “피말강이”, step by step
피말강이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 피
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 피 | blood; kinship, consanguinity |
| 2 | English | pee | Urine; To urinate; To drizzle |
| 3 | English | piss | Urine; An instance of pissing; Alcoholic... |
| 4 | Middle English | pisse | piss, urine; Alternative form of pissen |
| 5 | Middle English | pissen | To piss; to deliver urine from the genitals; To... |
| 6 | Old French | pissier | to piss; to excrete urine |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pissiare | present active infinitive of *pīssiō |
| 8 | Latin | pissio | I piss |