Where does “까치복” come from?

까치복 (Korean) comes from Korean 복, from Chinese Mandarin 福, from Middle Korean 복〮.

까치복 (Korean): The striped puffer, Takifugu xanthopterus

Definitions

  1. The striped puffer, Takifugu xanthopterus

Ancestry of “까치복”, step by step

까치복 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 복

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean복abbreviation for 복어; fortune, blessing, luck; a...
2Chinese Mandarin福—
3Middle Korean복〮—

via Korean 까치

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean까치Eurasian magpie
Every word from Middle Korean 복〮 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 福 →Every word from Korean 복 →