Where does “꼬마향고래” come from?

꼬마향고래 (Korean) comes from Korean 향고래, from Korean 고래 — whale; strong drinker; hypocaust, underfloor flue.

꼬마향고래 (Korean): The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps

Definitions

  1. The pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps

Ancestry of “꼬마향고래”, step by step

꼬마향고래 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 향고래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean향고래The sperm whale, "Physeter macrocephalus"
2Korean고래whale; strong drinker; hypocaust, underfloor flue

via Korean 꼬마

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꼬마kid
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