Where does “네잎 클로버” come from?

네잎 클로버 (Korean) comes from Korean 클로버, from English clover, from Middle English clovere, from Old English clāfre, from Proto-West Germanic klaibrā, from Proto-West Germanic klaiwʀā, from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi.

네잎 클로버 (Korean): four-leaf clover

Definitions

  1. four-leaf clover

Ancestry of “네잎 클로버”, step by step

네잎 클로버 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 클로버

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean클로버clovers
2EnglishcloverA plant of the genus "Trifolium" with leaves...
3Middle Englishclovereclover
4Old Englishclāfre—
5Proto-West Germanicklaibrāclover
6Proto-West Germanicklaiwʀā—
7Proto-West Germanicklaiw ~ klaiwiʀi—

via Korean 잎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잎leaf, leafage, foliage
2Korean닢Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins
Every word from Proto-West Germanic klaiw ~ klaiwiʀi →