Where does “nikujaga” come from?

nikujaga (English) comes from Japanese 肉じゃが, from Japanese 肉, from Middle Chinese 肉.

nikujaga (English): A Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion...

Definitions

  1. A Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion...

Ancestry of “nikujaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese肉じゃがnikujaga Japanese stewed meat and potato dish
2Japanese肉meat; flesh, as of one's body; meat, the muscle...
3Middle Chinese肉—
Every word from Middle Chinese 肉 →Every word from Japanese 肉 →Every word from Japanese 肉じゃが →