Where does “간장게장” come from?

간장게장 (Korean) comes from Korean 게장, from Korean 게 — crab.

간장게장 (Korean): crabs fermented in soy sauce

Definitions

  1. crabs fermented in soy sauce

Ancestry of “간장게장”, step by step

간장게장 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 게장

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게장gejang Korean fermented crab
2Korean게crab

via Korean 간장(醬)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean간장(醬)—
Every word from Korean 게 →Every word from Korean 게장 →