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
- A Japanese dish of meat, potatoes and onion...
Ancestry of “nikujaga”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 肉じゃが | — |
| 2 | Japanese | 肉 | meat; flesh, as of one's body; meat, the muscle... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 肉 | — |