Where does “пуктяй” come from?
пуктяй (Russian) comes from Korean 북자이, from Korean 북장, from Chinese 醬, from Japanese ちゃん, from Japanese -さん — honorific suffix.
пуктяй (Russian): pukjai
Ancestry of “пуктяй”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 북자이 | — |
| 2 | Korean | 북장 | fermented soybean paste |
| 3 | Chinese | 醬 | — |
| 4 | Japanese | ちゃん | -chan; title affixed to animals |
| 5 | Japanese | -さん | honorific suffix |