Where does “잎파랑이” come from?
잎파랑이 (Korean) comes from Korean 잎, from Korean 닢 — Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins.
잎파랑이 (Korean): chlorophyll
Definitions
- chlorophyll
Ancestry of “잎파랑이”, step by step
잎파랑이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 잎
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 잎 | leaf, leafage, foliage |
| 2 | Korean | 닢 | Used to count flat objects, nowadays mainly coins |
via Korean —이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |
via Korean 파랑
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 파랑 | blue |