Where does “범무늬도롱뇽” come from?

범무늬도롱뇽 (Korean) comes from Korean 무늬, from Korean 문, from Middle Chinese 紋.

범무늬도롱뇽 (Korean): tiger salamander

Definitions

  1. tiger salamander

Ancestry of “범무늬도롱뇽”, step by step

범무늬도롱뇽 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 무늬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean무늬pattern, design
2Korean문door
3Middle Chinese紋—

via Korean 도롱뇽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도롱뇽salamander; specifically Korean salamander,...
2Korean龍dragon; Chinese dragon
3Middle Chinese龍—

via Korean 범

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean범tiger; pan-
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