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Korean
Etymology
First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean톳〮기〮 (Yale: thwóskí).
Traditionally interpreted as Sino-Korean兎(to, “rabbit”) + unknown elements /-s-ki/, but seems more likely to be ultimately from Proto-Tungusic*tuksakī(“hare”).[1] The Sino-Korean etymology cannot give any clear source for the second syllable, while a very close match to the Tungusic is found in the dialectal Middle Korean form *투ᄭᅵ〮 (Yale: *thwùskí), attested in the place name 투ᄭᅵᆺ〮골〯 (Yale: Thwùskí-s-kwǒl, “rabbit valley”). The first syllable was probably then conflated with 兎(thwo), leading to the modern form. Compare Oroqentʊkʃakɪ(“rabbit”).
^ Vovin, Alexander (2003) “Etymological Notes on Some Paleosiberian and Tungusic Loanwords in Korean”, in Proceedings of the Center for Korean Language and Culture, numbers 5—6, St. Petersburg, Russia, pages 57—60
