Where does “도화뱅어” come from?

도화뱅어 (Korean) comes from Korean 뱅어, from Korean 백어.

도화뱅어 (Korean): The flower icefish, Neosalanx andersoni

Definitions

  1. The flower icefish, Neosalanx andersoni

Ancestry of “도화뱅어”, step by step

도화뱅어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뱅어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뱅어Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon
2Korean백어

via Korean 도화(桃花)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도화(桃花)
Every word from Korean 백어Every word from Korean 뱅어