Where does “감자튀김” come from?

감자튀김 (Korean) comes from Korean 감자 — potato.

감자튀김 (Korean): french fries

Definitions

  1. french fries

Ancestry of “감자튀김”, step by step

감자튀김 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 감자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean감자potato

via Korean 튀김

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean튀김fried food; various deep-fried snacks
Every word from Korean 감자