Where does “점몰개” come from?

점몰개 (Korean) comes from Korean 점, from Chinese 點, from Chinese 底物 — substrate.

점몰개 (Korean): The spotted-barbel gudgeon, Squalidus...

Definitions

  1. The spotted-barbel gudgeon, Squalidus...

Ancestry of “점몰개”, step by step

점몰개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 점

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean점a point or spot; point or aspect; a dot or period
2Chinese點point
3Chinese底物substrate

via Korean 몰개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean몰개The short barbel gudgeon, Squalidus japonicus...
Every word from Chinese 底物 →Every word from Chinese 點 →Every word from Korean 점 →