Where does “삼색제비꽃” come from?

삼색제비꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 삼색, from Chinese 三, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan g-sum — three.

삼색제비꽃 (Korean): wild pansy, heartsease (Viola tricolor)

Definitions

  1. wild pansy, heartsease (Viola tricolor)

Ancestry of “삼색제비꽃”, step by step

삼색제비꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 삼색

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean삼색three colors; tricolor
2Chinese三three
3Proto-Sino-Tibetang-sumthree

via Korean 제비꽃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제비꽃violet plant
2Korean꽃flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
3Proto-Koreankwoco—
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