Where does “구주개밀” come from?

구주개밀 (Korean) comes from Korean 개밀, from Korean 밀, from Chinese 蜜, from Proto-Tocharian ḿətə, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

구주개밀 (Korean): common couch grass (Elymus repens)

Definitions

  1. common couch grass (Elymus repens)

Ancestry of “구주개밀”, step by step

구주개밀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개밀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개밀Elymus tsukushiensis, a species of wild rye in the genus Elymus
2Koreanwheat; beeswax; honey
3Chinesehoney
4Proto-Tocharianḿətə
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via Korean 구주(歐洲)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean구주(歐洲)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰu