Where does “금강초롱꽃” come from?
금강초롱꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 초롱꽃, from Korean 초롱, from Korean 초, from Middle Chinese 草.
금강초롱꽃 (Korean): The diamond bluebell (Hanabusaya asiatica), a flowering plant endemic to the mountains of east-central Korea
Definitions
- The diamond bluebell (Hanabusaya asiatica), a flowering plant endemic to the mountains of east-central Korea
Ancestry of “금강초롱꽃”, step by step
금강초롱꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 초롱꽃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 초롱꽃 | A bellflower, particularly the spotted bellflower (Campanula punctata) |
| 2 | Korean | 초롱 | A type of traditional hand lantern with a silk shade |
| 3 | Korean | 초 | The SI unit of time, second; A second of arc; the... |
| 4 | Middle Chinese | 草 | — |
via Korean 금강(金剛)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 금강(金剛) | — |