Where does “뱀밥” come from?

뱀밥 (Korean) comes from Korean 뱀 — snake, serpent.

뱀밥 (Korean): the non-photosynthetic, spore-bearing stem of the horsetail plant

Definitions

  1. the non-photosynthetic, spore-bearing stem of the horsetail plant

Ancestry of “뱀밥”, step by step

뱀밥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뱀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뱀snake, serpent

via Korean 밥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밥cooked rice; food, meal; feed
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