Where does “벤또” come from?
벤또 (Korean) comes from Japanese 弁当, from Japanese 面筒, from Middle Chinese 面.
벤또 (Korean): bento, Japanese lunch box; lunch box
Definitions
- bento, Japanese lunch box; lunch box
Ancestry of “벤또”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 弁当 | food brought on the go; bento; Synonym of 執行猶予 :... |
| 2 | Japanese | 面筒 | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 面 | — |