Where does “당멸치” come from?
당멸치 (Korean) comes from Korean 당, from Chinese 糖.
당멸치 (Korean): Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)
Definitions
- Hawaiian ladyfish (Elops hawaiensis)
Ancestry of “당멸치”, step by step
당멸치 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 멸치
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 멸치 | anchovy |