Where does “겨자장” come from?

겨자장 (Korean) comes from Korean 겨자, from Middle Chinese 芥子.

겨자장 (Korean): hot mustard

Definitions

  1. hot mustard

Ancestry of “겨자장”, step by step

겨자장 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 겨자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겨자mustard
2Middle Chinese芥子

via Korean 장(醬)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장(醬)
Every word from Middle Chinese 芥子