Where does “무당개구리” come from?

무당개구리 (Korean) comes from Korean 개구리, from Korean 개굴 — croak.

무당개구리 (Korean): The Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina...

Definitions

  1. The Oriental fire-bellied toad, Bombina...

Ancestry of “무당개구리”, step by step

무당개구리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개구리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개구리frog
2Korean개굴croak

via Korean 무당

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean무당A shaman; a priest of Korean shamanism, the...
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