Where does “해태” come from?

해태 (Korean) comes from Chinese 海苔, from Japanese 海苔, from Old Japanese のり.

해태 (Korean): laver, dried seaweed, nori

Definitions

  1. laver, dried seaweed, nori

Ancestry of “해태”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese海苔nori
2Japanese海苔laver, dried seaweed, nori
3Old Japaneseのり—
Every word from Old Japanese のり →Every word from Japanese 海苔 →Every word from Chinese 海苔 →