Where does “프라이” come from?

프라이 (Korean) comes from English fry, from Middle English fryen, from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

프라이 (Korean): fried food

Definitions

  1. fried food

Ancestry of “프라이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfryA method of cooking food; To be affected by...
2Middle EnglishfryenTo fry cook in hot fat
3Old Frenchfrireto fry
4Latinfrīgōto roast, fry
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Latin frīgō →Every word from Old French frire →