Where does “동버들개” come from?

동버들개 (Korean) comes from Korean 동, from Vietnamese đồng, from Vietnamese đất, from Proto-Vietic tət.

동버들개 (Korean): The swamp minnow, Phoxinus percnurus

Definitions

  1. The swamp minnow, Phoxinus percnurus

Ancestry of “동버들개”, step by step

동버들개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 동

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean동winter; neighborhood; east
2Vietnameseđồngfield; medium; sorcerer; copper
3Vietnameseđấtearth; soil; dirt; land
4Proto-Vietictət—

via Korean 버들개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean버들개The Amur minnow, Phoxinus steindachneri
2Korean버들willow, withy
Every word from Proto-Vietic tət →Every word from Vietnamese đất →Every word from Vietnamese đồng →