Where does “물긴가지이끼” come from?

물긴가지이끼 (Korean) comes from Korean 긴, from Korean 길다 — to be long.

물긴가지이끼 (Korean): floating crystalwort (Riccia fluitans)

Definitions

  1. floating crystalwort (Riccia fluitans)

Ancestry of “물긴가지이끼”, step by step

물긴가지이끼 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 긴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean긴—
2Korean길다to be long

via Korean 가지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가지kind or kinds; suspective of 가다; twig or branch
2Middle Chinese茄子—

via Korean 물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...
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