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

  1. bento, Japanese lunch box; lunch box

Ancestry of “벤또”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese弁当food brought on the go
2Japanese面筒—
3Middle Chinese面—
Every word from Middle Chinese 面 →Every word from Japanese 面筒 →Every word from Japanese 弁当 →