Where does “매미나방” come from?

매미나방 (Korean) comes from Korean 나방 — moth.

매미나방 (Korean): spongy moth (Lymantria dispar)

Definitions

  1. spongy moth (Lymantria dispar)

Ancestry of “매미나방”, step by step

매미나방 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나방

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나방moth

via Korean 매미

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean매미cicada sound-making insect on trees
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