Where does “금붕어” come from?

금붕어 (Korean) comes from Korean 금(金).

금붕어 (Korean): goldfish

Definitions

  1. goldfish

Ancestry of “금붕어”, step by step

금붕어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 금(金)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean금(金)

via Korean 붕어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean붕어The crucian carp, Carassius carassius
Every word from Korean 금(金)