Where does “개맨드라미” come from?

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

개맨드라미 (Korean): plumbed cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

Definitions

  1. plumbed cockscomb (Celosia argentea)

Ancestry of “개맨드라미”, step by step

개맨드라미 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 맨드라미

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean맨드라미cockscomb (Celosia argentea var. cristata, syn. Celosia cristata)
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →