Where does “초밥” come from?

초밥 (Korean) comes from Korean 밥 — cooked rice; food, meal; feed.

초밥 (Korean): sushi

Definitions

  1. sushi

Ancestry of “초밥”, step by step

초밥 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreancooked rice; food, meal; feed

via Korean 초(醋)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean초(醋)
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