Where does “화살표 키” come from?
화살표 키 (Korean) comes from Korean 화살표, from Korean 화살, from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.
화살표 키 (Korean): arrow key; cursor key
Ancestry of “화살표 키”, step by step
화살표 키 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 화살표
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 화살표 | arrow symbol |
| 2 | Korean | 화살 | arrow |
| 3 | Korean | 살 | flesh; skin |
| 4 | Chinese | 煞 | — |
| 5 | Chinese | 殺 | — |
| 6 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *g/b-sat | — |
via Korean 키
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 키 | height of a person or animal; key |
| 2 | English | key | An object designed to open and close a lock; An... |
| 3 | English | cay | A small, low island largely made of sand or coral |
| 4 | Spanish | Cayo | key island |
| 5 | Taíno | cayo | small island |