Where does “야자집게” come from?

야자집게 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

야자집게 (Korean): coconut crab (Birgus latro)

Definitions

  1. coconut crab (Birgus latro)

Ancestry of “야자집게”, step by step

야자집게 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Korean 야자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean야자the coconut palm, or more generally, any palm tree
2Middle Chinese椰子—

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab
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