Where does “북장” come from?

북장 (Korean) comes from Chinese 醬, from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.

북장 (Korean): fermented soybean paste

Definitions

  1. fermented soybean paste

Ancestry of “북장”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese醬—
2Japaneseちゃん-chan; title affixed to animals
3Japanese-さんhonorific suffix

Words derived from “북장”

Every word from Japanese -さん →Every word from Japanese ちゃん →Every word from Chinese 醬 →