Where does “금덩이” come from?

금덩이 (Korean) comes from Korean 금(金).

금덩이 (Korean): gold nugget

Definitions

  1. gold nugget

Ancestry of “금덩이”, step by step

금덩이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 금(金)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean금(金)

via Korean 덩이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean덩이lump
Every word from Korean 금(金)
금덩이 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer