Where does “꽃게” come from?

꽃게 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽃, from Proto-Korean kwoco.

꽃게 (Korean): gazami crab (Portunus trituberculatus)

Definitions

  1. gazami crab (Portunus trituberculatus)

Ancestry of “꽃게”, step by step

꽃게 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꽃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽃flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
2Proto-Koreankwoco—

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab

Words derived from “꽃게”

Every word from Proto-Korean kwoco →Every word from Korean 꽃 →