Where does “조갯살” come from?

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

조갯살 (Korean): clam meat

Definitions

  1. clam meat

Ancestry of “조갯살”, step by step

조갯살 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 살

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

via Korean 조개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean조개molluscan shellfish
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g/b-sat →Every word from Chinese 殺 →Every word from Chinese 煞 →