Where does “연못거북” come from?

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

연못거북 (Korean): pond slider

Definitions

  1. pond slider

Ancestry of “연못거북”, step by step

연못거북 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 연못

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean연못pond
2Korean못nail, peg, spike; callosity, callus, corn; pond
3Middle Korean몯—
4Old Korean毛冬cannot; poorly

via Korean 거북

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거북tortoise, turtle
Every word from Old Korean 毛冬 →Every word from Middle Korean 몯 →Every word from Korean 못 →