Where does “대서양청어” come from?

대서양청어 (Korean) comes from Korean 대서양, from Chinese 大西洋 — the Atlantic Ocean.

대서양청어 (Korean): Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

Definitions

  1. Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)

Ancestry of “대서양청어”, step by step

대서양청어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대서양

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대서양the Atlantic Ocean
2Chinese大西洋the Atlantic Ocean

via Korean 청어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean청어herring, specifically the Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii)
Every word from Chinese 大西洋 →Every word from Korean 대서양 →