Where does “물외” come from?

물외 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 외, from Korean 오이 — cucumber.

물외 (Korean): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “물외”, step by step

물외 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 외

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese외—
2Korean오이cucumber

via Korean 물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...
Every word from Korean 오이 →Every word from Middle Chinese 외 →