Where does “연잎성게” come from?

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

연잎성게 (Korean): sand dollar

Definitions

  1. sand dollar

Ancestry of “연잎성게”, step by step

연잎성게 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 성게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean성게sea urchin
2Middle Chinese성—
3Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
4Middle Chinese性—

via Korean 연잎

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean연잎—

Words derived from “연잎성게”

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