Where does “전기뱀장어” come from?

전기뱀장어 (Korean) comes from Korean 뱀장어, from Korean 뱀 — snake, serpent.

전기뱀장어 (Korean): electric eel

Definitions

  1. electric eel

Ancestry of “전기뱀장어”, step by step

전기뱀장어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뱀장어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뱀장어The Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica
2Korean뱀snake, serpent

via Korean 전기(電氣)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전기(電氣)—
Every word from Korean 뱀 →Every word from Korean 뱀장어 →
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