Where does “미나리아재비” come from?

미나리아재비 (Korean) comes from Korean 미나리, from Korean 나리 — sir, your honor, my lord; lily.

미나리아재비 (Korean): buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)

Definitions

  1. buttercup (Ranunculus spp.)

Ancestry of “미나리아재비”, step by step

미나리아재비 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 미나리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean미나리water dropwort of species Oenanthe javanica
2Korean나리sir, your honor, my lord; lily

via Korean 아재비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아재비middle-aged man
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