Where does “장기” come from?

장기 (Korean) comes from Chinese 將棋, from Japanese 将棋, from Japanese 将棊.

장기 (Korean): janggi; Korean chess; viscera, organ; long term,...

Definitions

  1. janggi; Korean chess; viscera, organ; long term,...

Ancestry of “장기”, step by step

장기 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 將棋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese將棋shogi; janggi
2Japanese将棋shogi Japanese chess
3Japanese将棊—

via Chinese 長

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese長long

via Chinese 瘴氣

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese瘴氣miasma

Words derived from “장기”

Every word from Japanese 将棊 →Every word from Japanese 将棋 →Every word from Chinese 將棋 →