Where does “횟집” come from?

횟집 (Korean) comes from Korean 집, from Chinese 集.

횟집 (Korean): restaurant that sells thinly sliced raw meat

Definitions

  1. restaurant that sells thinly sliced raw meat

Ancestry of “횟집”, step by step

횟집 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—

via Korean 회(膾)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean회(膾)—
Every word from Chinese 集 →
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