Where does “향참외” come from?

향참외 (Korean) comes from Korean 참외, from Middle Chinese 외, from Korean 오이 — cucumber.

향참외 (Korean): melon

Definitions

  1. melon

Ancestry of “향참외”, step by step

향참외 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 참외

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean참외the Korean melon, or its fruit
2Middle Chinese외—
3Korean오이cucumber

via Korean 향(香)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean향(香)—
Every word from Korean 오이 →Every word from Middle Chinese 외 →Every word from Korean 참외 →