Where does “늪지대” come from?

늪지대 (Korean) comes from Korean 늪 — marsh, swamp, bog.

늪지대 (Korean): swampy terrain; bog

Definitions

  1. swampy terrain; bog

Ancestry of “늪지대”, step by step

늪지대 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 늪

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean늪marsh, swamp, bog

via Korean 지대(地帶)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean지대(地帶)—
Every word from Korean 늪 →