Where does “고추나물” come from?

고추나물 (Korean) comes from Korean 고추 — The chili pepper, often specifically the Korean...

고추나물 (Korean): St. John's wort any of several species in the genus

Definitions

  1. St. John's wort any of several species in the genus

Ancestry of “고추나물”, step by step

고추나물 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 고추

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고추The chili pepper, often specifically the Korean...

via Korean 나물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나물edible plants; greens; herbs
Every word from Korean 고추
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