Where does “チゲ” come from?

チゲ (Japanese) comes from Korean 찌개, from Korean -개 — Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns.

チゲ (Japanese): jjigae, Korean stew

Definitions

  1. jjigae, Korean stew

Ancestry of “チゲ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean찌개jjigae, a Korean dish similar to a stew,...
2Korean-개Attaches to verbal stems to derive agentive nouns
Every word from Korean -개 →Every word from Korean 찌개 →