Where does “뿌리줄기” come from?

뿌리줄기 (Korean) comes from Korean 뿌리, from Proto-Korean pwulukwuy, from Manchu ᡶᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ — root; origin; root.

뿌리줄기 (Korean): rhizome

Definitions

  1. rhizome

Ancestry of “뿌리줄기”, step by step

뿌리줄기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뿌리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뿌리root; origin; source
2Proto-Koreanpwulukwuyroot of plants
3Manchuᡶᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝroot; origin; root

via Korean 줄기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean줄기branch, trunk, stem, stalk, cane
Every word from Manchu ᡶᡠᠯᡝᡥᡝ