Where does “활줄” come from?
활줄 (Korean) comes from Korean 줄, from English joule, from English Joel, from French Judicaël, from Old Breton Iudicael, from Welsh cael, from English Kyle, from Scottish Gaelic caol — to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,...
활줄 (Korean): bowstring
Definitions
- bowstring
Ancestry of “활줄”, step by step
활줄 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 줄
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 줄 | string, rope; line, stripe, strip, row, column,... |
| 2 | English | joule | In the International System of Units, the derived... |
| 3 | English | Joel | A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh |
| 4 | French | Judicaël | transferred from the surname |
| 5 | Old Breton | Iudicael | — |
| 6 | Welsh | cael | to get, receive, have; to get to, be allowed to,... |
| 7 | English | Kyle | A placename |
| 8 | Scottish Gaelic | caol | thin, narrow; strait, narrows, firth, kyle; the... |
| 9 | Middle Irish | cáel | narrow |
| 10 | Old Irish | coíl | thin, slender, narrow |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | koilos | thin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | sḱēy- | to shine; to shimmer; shadow; luster, gloss,... |
| 13 | Proto-Germanic | skaidą | separation, distinction |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | skÁit- | to cut, part, spearate, divide; to cut, part,... |
via Korean 활
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 활 | bow |