Where does “개구리꺽정이” come from?

개구리꺽정이 (Korean) comes from Korean 개구리, from Korean 개굴 — croak.

개구리꺽정이 (Korean): The frog sculpin, Myoxocephalus stelleri

Definitions

  1. The frog sculpin, Myoxocephalus stelleri

Ancestry of “개구리꺽정이”, step by step

개구리꺽정이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개구리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개구리frog
2Korean개굴croak

via Korean 꺽정이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꺽정이The rough-skinned sculpin, Trachidermus fasciatus
Every word from Korean 개굴 →Every word from Korean 개구리 →