Where does “전자가마” come from?

전자가마 (Korean) comes from Korean 가마, from Japanese 叺, from Japanese 蒲 — reed, straw, rushes; cattail, bulrush.

전자가마 (Korean): microwave

Definitions

  1. microwave

Ancestry of “전자가마”, step by step

전자가마 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가마

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가마kiln; oven; cauldron; whorl of hair, vortex of...
2Japanesestraw bag
3Japanesereed, straw, rushes; cattail, bulrush

via Korean 전자(電子)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전자(電子)
Every word from Japanese Every word from Japanese Every word from Korean 가마