Where does “doenjang-jjigae” come from?

doenjang-jjigae (English) comes from Korean 된장찌개, from Korean 찌개, from Korean -개 — Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns.

doenjang-jjigae (English): A Korean traditional jjigae made with doenjang as a primary ingredient

Definitions

  1. A Korean traditional jjigae made with doenjang as a primary ingredient

Ancestry of “doenjang-jjigae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean된장찌개doenjang jjigae, a sort of stew made of 된장 and...
2Korean찌개jjigae, a Korean dish similar to a stew,...
3Korean-개Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns
Every word from Korean -개 →Every word from Korean 찌개 →Every word from Korean 된장찌개 →