Where does “큰철갑상어” come from?

큰철갑상어 (Korean) comes from Korean 큰, from Korean 크다 — big, large, great; to grow; to get bigger.

큰철갑상어 (Korean): beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso)

Definitions

  1. beluga, European sturgeon (Huso huso)

Ancestry of “큰철갑상어”, step by step

큰철갑상어 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 큰

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean큰conjugative form of: big; grown up
2Korean크다big, large, great; to grow; to get bigger

via Korean 철갑상어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean철갑상어The Chinese sturgeon, Acipenser sinensis
2Korean상어shark
Every word from Korean 크다 →Every word from Korean 큰 →