Where does “제비꽃” come from?

제비꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 꽃, from Proto-Korean kwoco.

제비꽃 (Korean): violet plant

Definitions

  1. violet plant

Ancestry of “제비꽃”, step by step

제비꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanflower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
2Proto-Koreankwoco

via Korean 제비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제비swallow

Words derived from “제비꽃

Every word from Proto-Korean kwoco
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