Where does “생선알” come from?

생선알 (Korean) comes from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

생선알 (Korean): roe eggs of fish

Definitions

  1. roe eggs of fish

Ancestry of “생선알”, step by step

생선알 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanegg, roe; grain; ball
2Middle Korean

via Korean 생선(生鮮)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean생선(生鮮)
Every word from Middle Korean