Where does “산개구리” come from?

산개구리 (Korean) comes from Korean 개구리, from Korean 개굴 — croak.

산개구리 (Korean): the Dybowski's frog, Rana dybowskii

Definitions

  1. the Dybowski's frog, Rana dybowskii

Ancestry of “산개구리”, step by step

산개구리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개구리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개구리frog
2Korean개굴croak

via Korean 산(山)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean산(山)
Every word from Korean 개굴Every word from Korean 개구리