Where does “오겹살” come from?

오겹살 (Korean) comes from Korean 살, from Chinese 煞, from Chinese 殺, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat.

오겹살 (Korean): five-layer meat, a type of Korean pork cuisine

Definitions

  1. five-layer meat, a type of Korean pork cuisine

Ancestry of “오겹살”, step by step

오겹살 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean살flesh; skin
2Chinese煞—
3Chinese殺—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat—

via Korean 겹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겹fold; layer

via Korean 오(五)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean오(五)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →