Where does “기름사탕” come from?

기름사탕 (Korean) comes from Korean 사탕, from Chinese 砂糖 — granulated sugar.

기름사탕 (Korean): caramel

Definitions

  1. caramel

Ancestry of “기름사탕”, step by step

기름사탕 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사탕

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사탕sugar; candy
2Chinese砂糖granulated sugar

via Korean 기름

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기름oil
Every word from Chinese 砂糖Every word from Korean 사탕
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