Where does “당느릅나무” come from?
당느릅나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 당, from Chinese 糖.
당느릅나무 (Korean): David elm (Ulmus davidiana)
Definitions
- David elm (Ulmus davidiana)
Ancestry of “당느릅나무”, step by step
당느릅나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 당
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 당 | justice; this; that; the already mentioned thing;... |
| 2 | Chinese | 糖 | — |
via Korean 느릅나무
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 느릅나무 | An elm, particularly the Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) |