Where does “화살표” come from?

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

화살표 (Korean): arrow symbol

Definitions

  1. arrow symbol

Ancestry of “화살표”, step by step

화살표 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 표(標)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean표(標)—

Words derived from “화살표”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →