Where does “수염패랭이꽃” come from?
수염패랭이꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 패랭이꽃, from Korean 패랭이, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.
수염패랭이꽃 (Korean): sweet-william (Dianthus barbatus)
Definitions
- sweet-william (Dianthus barbatus)
Ancestry of “수염패랭이꽃”, step by step
수염패랭이꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 패랭이꽃
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 패랭이꽃 | China pink (Dianthus chinensis) |
| 2 | Korean | 패랭이 | rough bamboo hat |
| 3 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 4 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |
via Korean 수염
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 수염 | mustache, beard, whiskers; awn |