Where does “이끼도롱뇽” come from?

이끼도롱뇽 (Korean) comes from Korean 도롱뇽, from Korean 龍, from Middle Chinese 龍.

이끼도롱뇽 (Korean): A Korean crevice salamander, Karsenia koreana

Definitions

  1. A Korean crevice salamander, Karsenia koreana

Ancestry of “이끼도롱뇽”, step by step

이끼도롱뇽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 도롱뇽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도롱뇽salamander; specifically Korean salamander,...
2Korean龍dragon; Chinese dragon
3Middle Chinese龍—

via Korean 이끼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이끼moss
Every word from Middle Chinese 龍 →Every word from Korean 龍 →Every word from Korean 도롱뇽 →