Where does “겉흙” come from?

겉흙 (Korean) comes from Korean 겉 — surface, the outside.

겉흙 (Korean): topsoil

Definitions

  1. topsoil

Ancestry of “겉흙”, step by step

겉흙 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreansurface, the outside

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanearth, soil, dirt, ground
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