Where does “모래장지뱀” come from?

모래장지뱀 (Korean) comes from Korean 모래, from Proto-Korean mwoLkay, from Proto-Korean mwoLo- — to drive.

모래장지뱀 (Korean): sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Definitions

  1. sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Ancestry of “모래장지뱀”, step by step

모래장지뱀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 모래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean모래sand
2Proto-KoreanmwoLkaysand
3Proto-KoreanmwoLo-to drive

via Korean 장지뱀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장지뱀grass lizard lizard of the genus
Every word from Proto-Korean mwoLo-