Where does “파란고리문어” come from?

파란고리문어 (Korean) comes from Korean 고리, from Chinese 利 — profit.

파란고리문어 (Korean): blue-ringed octopus

Definitions

  1. blue-ringed octopus

Ancestry of “파란고리문어”, step by step

파란고리문어 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 고리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고리ring; loop; link; wicker, willow twig
2Chinese利profit

via Korean 문어

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문어octopus; written language
2Japanese文語written language, literacy language; "bungo",...

via Korean 파랗다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean파랗다to be blue; to be green
Every word from Chinese 利 →Every word from Korean 고리 →