Where does “민물장어” come from?

민물장어 (Korean) comes from Korean 민물, from Korean 물 — water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...

민물장어 (Korean): river eel, freshwater eel

Definitions

  1. river eel, freshwater eel

Ancestry of “민물장어”, step by step

민물장어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 민물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean민물soft water; freshwater, hololimnic
2Koreanwater, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...

via Korean 장어(長魚)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장어(長魚)
Every word from Korean Every word from Korean 민물