Where does “gochugaru” come from?

gochugaru (English) comes from Korean 고춧가루, from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.

gochugaru (English): A red pepper powder used in Korean cuisine

Definitions

  1. A red pepper powder used in Korean cuisine

Ancestry of “gochugaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고춧가루chili powder
2Korean-ㅅ-—
3Old Korean叱Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns
Every word from Old Korean 叱 →Every word from Korean -ㅅ- →Every word from Korean 고춧가루 →