Where does “패랭이꽃” come from?

패랭이꽃 (Korean) comes from Korean 패랭이, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

패랭이꽃 (Korean): China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

Definitions

  1. China pink (Dianthus chinensis)

Ancestry of “패랭이꽃”, step by step

패랭이꽃 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 패랭이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean패랭이rough bamboo hat
2Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
3Middle Korean이person

via Korean 꽃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽃flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
2Proto-Koreankwoco—

Words derived from “패랭이꽃”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →Every word from Korean 패랭이 →