Where does “불로초” come from?

불로초 (Korean) comes from Korean 초(草).

불로초 (Korean): elixir of immortality a mythological herb said to grant eternal life

Definitions

  1. elixir of immortality a mythological herb said to grant eternal life

Ancestry of “불로초”, step by step

불로초 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 초(草)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean초(草)

via Korean 불로(不老)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean불로(不老)
Every word from Korean 초(草)
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