Where does “꽃뱀” come from?
꽃뱀 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽃, from Proto-Korean kwoco.
꽃뱀 (Korean): a striped snake: tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
Definitions
- a striped snake: tiger keelback (Rhabdophis tigrinus)
Ancestry of “꽃뱀”, step by step
꽃뱀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 꽃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 꽃 | flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;... |
| 2 | Proto-Korean | kwoco | — |
via Korean 뱀
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 뱀 | snake, serpent |