Where does “선인장” come from?

선인장 (Korean) comes from Chinese 仙人掌 — cactus.

선인장 (Korean): cactus

Definitions

  1. cactus

Ancestry of “선인장”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese仙人掌cactus
Every word from Chinese 仙人掌
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