Where does “눈표범” come from?

눈표범 (Korean) comes from Korean 표범, from Middle Chinese 豹.

눈표범 (Korean): snow leopard

Definitions

  1. snow leopard

Ancestry of “눈표범”, step by step

눈표범 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 표범

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean표범leopard, "Panthera pardus"; specifically the Amur...
2Middle Chinese豹—

via Korean 눈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean눈eye; vision; bud
Every word from Middle Chinese 豹 →Every word from Korean 표범 →