Where does “메꽃” come from?
메꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽃, from Proto-Korean kwoco.
메꽃 (Korean): hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty (Calystegia sepium), a species of bindweed
Definitions
- hedge bindweed, Rutland beauty (Calystegia sepium), a species of bindweed
Ancestry of “메꽃”, step by step
메꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 꽃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 꽃 | flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;... |
| 2 | Proto-Korean | kwoco | — |
via Korean 메
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 메 | mountain, hill; bindweed; of the mountains; thus... |