Where does “고리도롱뇽” come from?

고리도롱뇽 (Korean) comes from Korean 도롱뇽, from Korean 龍, from Middle Chinese 龍.

고리도롱뇽 (Korean): the Kori salamander, Hynobius yangi

Definitions

  1. the Kori salamander, Hynobius yangi

Ancestry of “고리도롱뇽”, step by step

고리도롱뇽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 도롱뇽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도롱뇽salamander; specifically Korean salamander,...
2Korean龍dragon; Chinese dragon
3Middle Chinese龍—

via Korean 고리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고리ring; loop; link; wicker, willow twig
2Chinese利profit
Every word from Middle Chinese 龍 →Every word from Korean 龍 →Every word from Korean 도롱뇽 →