Where does “눈꽃” come from?

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

눈꽃 (Korean): snowflake

Definitions

  1. snowflake

Ancestry of “눈꽃”, step by step

눈꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

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

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreaneye; vision; bud
Every word from Proto-Korean kwoco