Where does “왕느릅나무” come from?

왕느릅나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 왕(王).

왕느릅나무 (Korean): large-fruited elm (Ulmus macrocarpa)

Definitions

  1. large-fruited elm (Ulmus macrocarpa)

Ancestry of “왕느릅나무”, step by step

왕느릅나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 왕(王)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean왕(王)—

via Korean 느릅나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean느릅나무An elm, particularly the Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
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