Where does “꽃양배추” come from?

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

꽃양배추 (Korean): cauliflower

Definitions

  1. cauliflower

Ancestry of “꽃양배추”, step by step

꽃양배추 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꽃

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

via Korean 양배추

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양배추cabbage
2Korean배추napa cabbage
Every word from Proto-Korean kwoco →Every word from Korean 꽃 →