Where does “꽃봉오리” come from?

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

꽃봉오리 (Korean): a flower bud, budding flower; the youth

Definitions

  1. a flower bud, budding flower; the youth

Ancestry of “꽃봉오리”, step by step

꽃봉오리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

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

via Korean 봉오리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean봉오리
Every word from Proto-Korean kwoco