Where does “고추냉이” come from?

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

고추냉이 (Korean): wasabi

Definitions

  1. wasabi

Ancestry of “고추냉이”, step by step

고추냉이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 고추

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

via Korean 냉이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean냉이shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
Every word from Korean 고추