Where does “연못” come from?

연못 (Korean) comes from Korean 못, from Middle Korean 몯, from Old Korean 毛冬 — cannot; poorly.

연못 (Korean): pond

Definitions

  1. pond

Ancestry of “연못”, step by step

연못 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 못

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean못nail, peg, spike; callosity, callus, corn; pond
2Middle Korean몯—
3Old Korean毛冬cannot; poorly

via Korean 연(蓮)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean연(蓮)—

Words derived from “연못”

Every word from Old Korean 毛冬 →Every word from Middle Korean 몯 →Every word from Korean 못 →