Where does “참억새” come from?
참억새 (Korean) comes from Korean 참 — truly; Good grief!; Oh, I just remembered.
참억새 (Korean): susuki grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Definitions
- susuki grass (Miscanthus sinensis)
Ancestry of “참억새”, step by step
참억새 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 억새
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 억새 | A variety of eulalia, particularly purple eulalia (Miscanthus sinensis var. purpurascens) |