Where does “참다랑어” come from?
참다랑어 (Korean) comes from Korean 참 — truly; Good grief!; Oh, I just remembered.
참다랑어 (Korean): A bluefin tuna, particularly the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
Definitions
- A bluefin tuna, particularly the Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
Ancestry of “참다랑어”, step by step
참다랑어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 참
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 참 | truly; Good grief!; Oh, I just remembered |
via Korean 다랑어
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 다랑어 | tuna |