Where does “물알” come from?

물알 (Jeju) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

물알 (Jeju): underwater

Definitions

  1. underwater

Ancestry of “물알”, step by step

물알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanegg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanwater, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...
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