Where does “모데미풀” come from?

모데미풀 (Korean) comes from Korean 풀, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

모데미풀 (Korean): Megaleranthis saniculifolia, a species endemic to Korea

Definitions

  1. Megaleranthis saniculifolia, a species endemic to Korea

Ancestry of “모데미풀”, step by step

모데미풀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanherbaceous plants, particularly grass; glue; pool
2EnglishPoolOS grid ref SW6641
3Middle Englishpool
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house

via Korean 모데미

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean모데미
Every word from Yoruba ilé