Where does “성게” come from?

성게 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 성, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

성게 (Korean): sea urchin

Definitions

  1. sea urchin

Ancestry of “성게”, step by step

성게 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 성

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese성—
2Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
3Middle Chinese性—

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab

Words derived from “성게”

Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Middle Chinese 성 →