Where does “복어” come from?

복어 (Korean) comes from Korean 복, from Chinese Mandarin 福, from Middle Korean 복〮.

복어 (Korean): blowfish

Definitions

  1. blowfish

Ancestry of “복어”, step by step

복어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 복

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean복abbreviation for 복어; fortune, blessing, luck; a...
2Chinese Mandarin福—
3Middle Korean복〮—

via Korean 어(魚)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean어(魚)—
Every word from Middle Korean 복〮 →Every word from Chinese Mandarin 福 →Every word from Korean 복 →