Where does “개똥벌레” come from?

개똥벌레 (Korean) comes from Korean 개똥, from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

개똥벌레 (Korean): firefly

Definitions

  1. firefly

Ancestry of “개똥벌레”, step by step

개똥벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개똥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개똥dog dung (droppings)
2Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
3Middle Korean가히〮—
4Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 벌레

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌레bug, insect
2Proto-KoreanpeLkeybug, insect
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →