Where does “칠성장어” come from?

칠성장어 (Korean) comes from Korean 장어(長魚).

칠성장어 (Korean): The Arctic lamprey, Lampetra japonica

Definitions

  1. The Arctic lamprey, Lampetra japonica

Ancestry of “칠성장어”, step by step

칠성장어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 장어(長魚)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장어(長魚)

via Korean 칠성(七星)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean칠성(七星)
Every word from Korean 장어(長魚)
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