Where does “kimci” come from?

kimci (Malay) comes from Korean 김치, from Korean 침채 — soaked vegetables.

kimci (Malay): kimchi, a Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation

Definitions

  1. kimchi, a Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation

Ancestry of “kimci”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean김치kimchi, a dish made with fermented, seasoned...
2Korean침채soaked vegetables
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