Where does “호장근” come from?

호장근 (Korean) comes from Chinese 虎, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

호장근 (Korean): Japanese knotweed

Definitions

  1. Japanese knotweed

Ancestry of “호장근”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese虎—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-latiger
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Chinese 虎 →
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