Where does “네발가락도롱뇽” come from?

네발가락도롱뇽 (Korean) comes from Korean 도롱뇽, from Korean 龍, from Middle Chinese 龍.

네발가락도롱뇽 (Korean): the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii

Definitions

  1. the Siberian salamander, Salamandrella keyserlingii

Ancestry of “네발가락도롱뇽”, step by step

네발가락도롱뇽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 도롱뇽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도롱뇽salamander; specifically Korean salamander,...
2Korean龍dragon; Chinese dragon
3Middle Chinese龍—

via Korean 발가락

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean발가락toe
Every word from Middle Chinese 龍 →Every word from Korean 龍 →Every word from Korean 도롱뇽 →