Where does “구슬양파” come from?

구슬양파 (Korean) comes from Korean 양파, from Korean 양, from Middle Chinese 兩 — two, both.

구슬양파 (Korean): pearl onion

Definitions

  1. pearl onion

Ancestry of “구슬양파”, step by step

구슬양파 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 양파

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양파onion
2Korean양good, fine; Miss; sheep
3Middle Chinese兩two, both

via Korean 구슬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean구슬marble (small ball used in games)
Every word from Middle Chinese 兩 →Every word from Korean 양 →Every word from Korean 양파 →