Where does “말고기” come from?

말고기 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

말고기 (Korean): horsemeat

Definitions

  1. horsemeat

Ancestry of “말고기”, step by step

말고기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 고기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고기meat; fish; a historical record; an ancient...
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