Where does “chamoe” come from?

chamoe (English) comes from Korean 참외, from Middle Chinese 외, from Korean 오이 — cucumber.

chamoe (English): "Cucumis melo", a type of melon primarily grown...

Definitions

  1. "Cucumis melo", a type of melon primarily grown...

Ancestry of “chamoe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean참외the Korean melon, or its fruit
2Middle Chinese외—
3Korean오이cucumber
Every word from Korean 오이 →Every word from Middle Chinese 외 →Every word from Korean 참외 →