Where does “참외” come from?

참외 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 외, from Korean 오이 — cucumber.

참외 (Korean): the Korean melon, or its fruit

Definitions

  1. the Korean melon, or its fruit

Ancestry of “참외”, step by step

참외 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Chinese 외

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese외—
2Korean오이cucumber

via Korean 참

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean참truly; Good grief!; Oh, I just remembered

Words derived from “참외”

Every word from Korean 오이 →Every word from Middle Chinese 외 →