Where does “사슴벌레” come from?

사슴벌레 (Korean) comes from Korean 벌레, from Proto-Korean peLkey — bug, insect.

사슴벌레 (Korean): stag beetle

Definitions

  1. stag beetle

Ancestry of “사슴벌레”, step by step

사슴벌레 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 벌레

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean벌레bug, insect
2Proto-KoreanpeLkeybug, insect

via Korean 사슴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사슴deer

Words derived from “사슴벌레

Every word from Proto-Korean peLkey