Where does “꽃이끼” come from?

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

꽃이끼 (Korean): reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina)

Definitions

  1. reindeer moss (Cladonia rangiferina)

Ancestry of “꽃이끼”, step by step

꽃이끼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

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

via Korean 이끼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이끼moss
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