Where does “각시메뚜기” come from?

각시메뚜기 (Korean) comes from Korean 각시 — wife.

각시메뚜기 (Korean): Patanga japonica, a species of grasshopper native to East Asia

Definitions

  1. Patanga japonica, a species of grasshopper native to East Asia

Ancestry of “각시메뚜기”, step by step

각시메뚜기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 각시

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean각시wife

via Korean 메뚜기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean메뚜기(literally, "meadow hopper") short-horned grasshopper, locust
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