Where does “백련어” come from?

백련어 (Korean) comes from Korean 어(魚).

백련어 (Korean): The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Definitions

  1. The silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix

Ancestry of “백련어”, step by step

백련어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 어(魚)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean어(魚)

via Korean 백련(白鰱)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean백련(白鰱)
Every word from Korean 어(魚)