Where does “화살치” come from?

화살치 (Korean) comes from Korean 화살, from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

화살치 (Korean): Japanese naked barracudina (Lestidium prolixum)

Definitions

  1. Japanese naked barracudina (Lestidium prolixum)

Ancestry of “화살치”, step by step

화살치 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 화살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean화살arrow
2Korean살flesh; skin
3Chinese煞—
4Chinese殺—
5Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 치

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치tooth or teeth; A chi or Korean inch, a unit of...
2Middle Chinese差—
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