Where does “焼肉” come from?
焼肉 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 肉, from Middle Chinese 肉.
焼肉 (Japanese): grilled meat; meat, especially red meat, that has been grilled, broiled, or cooked with similar methods
Definitions
- grilled meat; meat, especially red meat, that has been grilled, broiled, or cooked with similar methods
Ancestry of “焼肉”, step by step
焼肉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 肉
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 肉 | meat; flesh, as of one's body; meat, the muscle... |
| 2 | Middle Chinese | 肉 | — |
via Japanese 焼き
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 焼き | food which has been grilled, toasted, or cooked... |