Where does “바다말” come from?

바다말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

바다말 (Korean): eared seal (family Otariidae), specifically the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus

Definitions

  1. eared seal (family Otariidae), specifically the northern fur seal, Callorhinus ursinus

Ancestry of “바다말”, step by step

바다말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 바다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바다sea; ocean
2Proto-Koreanpataksea; ocean
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →