Where does “육개장” come from?

육개장 (Korean) comes from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

육개장 (Korean): yukgaejang, a spicy Korean dish made of beef, powdered red pepper, and fern (or mung bean sprout)

Definitions

  1. yukgaejang, a spicy Korean dish made of beef, powdered red pepper, and fern (or mung bean sprout)

Ancestry of “육개장”, step by step

육개장 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 장(醬)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장(醬)—

via Korean 육(肉)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean육(肉)—

Words derived from “육개장”

Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →