Where does “tteokguk” come from?

tteokguk (English) comes from Korean 떡국, from Korean 떡 — Any dough of rice or other cereals, ground...

tteokguk (English): A Korean dish containing sliced rice cakes (tteok), beef, eggs, and other ingredients, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year

Definitions

  1. A Korean dish containing sliced rice cakes (tteok), beef, eggs, and other ingredients, traditionally eaten during the Korean New Year

Ancestry of “tteokguk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean떡국a Korean dish consisting of sliced 떡, beef, and...
2Korean떡Any dough of rice or other cereals, ground...
Every word from Korean 떡 →Every word from Korean 떡국 →