Where does “파전” come from?

파전 (Korean) comes from Korean 파, from Middle Chinese 破.

파전 (Korean): pajeon, a Korean pancake made with green onions

Definitions

  1. pajeon, a Korean pancake made with green onions

Ancestry of “파전”, step by step

파전 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 파

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean파spring onion
2Middle Chinese破—

via Korean 전(煎)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전(煎)—

Words derived from “파전”

Every word from Middle Chinese 破 →Every word from Korean 파 →