Where does “콩기름” come from?

콩기름 (Korean) comes from Korean 콩, from Middle Korean 코ᇰ — soybean.

콩기름 (Korean): soybean oil

Definitions

  1. soybean oil

Ancestry of “콩기름”, step by step

콩기름 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 콩

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean콩soybean; Beans and legumes in general
2Middle Korean코ᇰsoybean

via Korean 기름

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기름oil
Every word from Middle Korean 코ᇰ →Every word from Korean 콩 →