Where does “일본멧토끼” come from?

일본멧토끼 (Korean) comes from Korean 멧토끼, from Korean 토끼 — hare, rabbit, coney, bunny.

일본멧토끼 (Korean): Japanese hare

Definitions

  1. Japanese hare

Ancestry of “일본멧토끼”, step by step

일본멧토끼 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 멧토끼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멧토끼a hare, specifically the Korean hare, "Lepus...
2Korean토끼hare, rabbit, coney, bunny

via Korean 일본(日本)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean일본(日本)—
Every word from Korean 토끼 →Every word from Korean 멧토끼 →