Where does “갯솜” come from?

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

갯솜 (Korean): sponge

Definitions

  1. sponge

Ancestry of “갯솜”, step by step

갯솜 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 솜

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean솜cotton
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →