Where does “대게” come from?

대게 (Korean) comes from Korean 대, from Chinese 隊.

대게 (Korean): The snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio

Definitions

  1. The snow crab, Chionoecetes opilio

Ancestry of “대게”, step by step

대게 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대bamboo; stalk, stem; An expression used to...
2Chinese隊—

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab
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