Where does “닭개장” come from?

닭개장 (Korean) comes from Korean 개장, from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

닭개장 (Korean): a spicy Korean dish made of chicken, powdered red pepper, and fern (or mung bean sprout)

Definitions

  1. a spicy Korean dish made of chicken, powdered red pepper, and fern (or mung bean sprout)

Ancestry of “닭개장”, step by step

닭개장 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개장

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개장opening of a location, session, etc; "Bosintang",...
2Koreandog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
3Middle Korean가히〮
4Old Korean犬伊

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanfowl, chicken; specifically the domestic chicken,...
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊