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
Ancestry of “북장”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 醬 | — |
| 2 | Japanese | ちゃん | -chan; title affixed to animals |
| 3 | Japanese | -さん | honorific suffix |