Where does “buldak” come from?
buldak (English) comes from Korean 불닭, from Korean 불, from Middle Chinese 佛, from Pali Buddha, from Sanskrit बुद्ध, from Proto-Indo-Aryan buddʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰudᶻdʰás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰtós — to be awake, be aware.
buldak (English): A heavily spiced Korean dish of barbecued chicken
Definitions
- A heavily spiced Korean dish of barbecued chicken
Ancestry of “buldak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 불닭 | buldak; a Korean a heavily spiced, barbecued... |
| 2 | Korean | 불 | fire, flame; electric light; furnace, fireplace |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 佛 | — |
| 4 | Pali | Buddha | Buddha, the enlightened one |
| 5 | Sanskrit | बुद्ध | awake; enlightened, conscious, intelligent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | buddʰás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰudᶻdʰás | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰudʰtós | aware |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰewdʰ- | to be awake, be aware |