Where does “왕게” come from?

왕게 (Korean) comes from Korean 왕 — king.

왕게 (Korean): red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Definitions

  1. red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)

Ancestry of “왕게”, step by step

왕게 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 왕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean왕king

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab
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