Where does “우산이끼” come from?

우산이끼 (Korean) comes from Korean 이끼 — moss.

우산이끼 (Korean): A thallose liverwort of the order Marchantiales

Definitions

  1. A thallose liverwort of the order Marchantiales

Ancestry of “우산이끼”, step by step

우산이끼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 이끼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이끼moss

via Korean 우산(雨傘)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean우산(雨傘)
Every word from Korean 이끼
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