Where does “칼국수” come from?

칼국수 (Korean) comes from Korean 칼 — knife, sword.

칼국수 (Korean): a kind of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood

Definitions

  1. a kind of Korean noodle that is often cooked with seafood

Ancestry of “칼국수”, step by step

칼국수 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanknife, sword

via Korean 국수

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean국수noodle (string or strip of pasta)

Words derived from “칼국수

Every word from Korean