Where does “도토리묵” come from?

도토리묵 (Korean) comes from Korean 묵 — a non-sweetened jelly.

도토리묵 (Korean): acorn jelly

Definitions

  1. acorn jelly

Ancestry of “도토리묵”, step by step

도토리묵 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreana non-sweetened jelly

via Korean 도토리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도토리acorn
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