Where does “기름밥” come from?

기름밥 (Korean) comes from Korean 기름 — oil.

기름밥 (Korean): fried rice

Definitions

  1. fried rice

Ancestry of “기름밥”, step by step

기름밥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 기름

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기름oil

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreancooked rice; food, meal; feed
Every word from Korean 기름
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