Where does “닭알두부” come from?

닭알두부 (Korean) comes from Korean 닭알, from Korean 알, from Middle Korean 앓.

닭알두부 (Korean): gyeran-jjim Korean steamed egg

Definitions

  1. gyeran-jjim Korean steamed egg

Ancestry of “닭알두부”, step by step

닭알두부 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 닭알

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean닭알—
2Korean알egg, roe; grain; ball
3Middle Korean앓—

via Korean 두부

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean두부tofu, bean curd
Every word from Middle Korean 앓 →