Where does “스시” come from?

스시 (Korean) comes from Japanese 寿司, from Japanese 酸し, from Japanese し, from Middle Chinese 氏.

스시 (Korean): sushi

Definitions

  1. sushi

Ancestry of “스시”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese寿司sushi: vinegared rice served with fish or...
2Japanese酸しsour; tasting of vinegar
3JapaneseしConjunctive particle. Follows items in a list of...
4Middle Chinese氏—

Words derived from “스시”

Every word from Middle Chinese 氏 →Every word from Japanese し →Every word from Japanese 酸し →