Where does “미국흰불나방” come from?

미국흰불나방 (Korean) comes from Korean 불, from Middle Chinese 佛, from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

미국흰불나방 (Korean): fall webworm

Definitions

  1. fall webworm

Ancestry of “미국흰불나방”, step by step

미국흰불나방 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanfire, flame; electric light; furnace, fireplace
2Middle Chinese
3PaliBuddhaBuddha, the enlightened one
4Sanskritबुद्धawake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanbuddʰás
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰudᶻdʰásaware, awake
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰtósaware
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanattributive form of 희다

via Korean ^미국(美國)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^미국(美國)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás