Where does “거미불가사리” come from?

거미불가사리 (Korean) comes from Korean 불가사리, from Literary Chinese 不可殺.

거미불가사리 (Korean): A brittle star, especially the species Ophioplocus japonicus

Definitions

  1. A brittle star, especially the species Ophioplocus japonicus

Ancestry of “거미불가사리”, step by step

거미불가사리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 불가사리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean불가사리legendary quadrupedal monster that eats iron;...
2Literary Chinese不可殺—

via Korean 거미

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거미spider
Every word from Literary Chinese 不可殺 →Every word from Korean 불가사리 →