Where does “사향소” come from?

사향소 (Korean) comes from Korean 소, from Chinese 小.

사향소 (Korean): musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)

Definitions

  1. musk ox (Ovibos moschatus)

Ancestry of “사향소”, step by step

사향소 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 소

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean소cow; bull; ox; cattle; smallness; small things;...
2Chinese小—

via Korean 사향

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사향musk
Every word from Chinese 小 →Every word from Korean 소 →