Where does “끈끈이대나물” come from?

끈끈이대나물 (Korean) comes from Korean 대, from Chinese 隊.

끈끈이대나물 (Korean): sweet william catchfly (Silene armeria)

Definitions

  1. sweet william catchfly (Silene armeria)

Ancestry of “끈끈이대나물”, step by step

끈끈이대나물 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대bamboo; stalk, stem; An expression used to...
2Chinese隊—

via Korean 나물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나물edible plants; greens; herbs
Every word from Chinese 隊 →