Where does “치즈 고양이” come from?

치즈 고양이 (Korean) comes from Korean 치즈, from English cheese, from English cheesy, from Middle English chesy.

치즈 고양이 (Korean): orange tabby cat

Definitions

  1. orange tabby cat

Ancestry of “치즈 고양이”, step by step

치즈 고양이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 치즈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치즈cheese
2EnglishcheeseA dairy product made from curdled or cultured...
3EnglishcheesyOverdramatic, excessively emotional or clichéd,...
4Middle Englishchesy

via Korean 고양이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean고양이cat
Every word from Middle English chesy