Where does “꽃제비” come from?

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

꽃제비 (Korean): kotjebi, homeless children in North Korea

Definitions

  1. kotjebi, homeless children in North Korea

Ancestry of “꽃제비”, step by step

꽃제비 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꽃

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

via Korean 제비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제비swallow

Words derived from “꽃제비”

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