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THE GRAPH.
Find a modern word—or search sideways through reconstructed roots, historical forms, meanings, languages, scholars, sources, claims, disputes, and witnesses.
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MODERN ENTRY POINTS
WORD DOSSIERS
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ATTESTED / RECONSTRUCTED / BOUNDARY
HISTORICAL FORMS
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WHERE INTERPRETATION IS TESTED
CLAIMS & DISPUTES
SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 1
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How far beyond Korean 김치 can the trail securely go?
The reviewed sources establish English kimchi from Korean 김치. They do not establish a deeper lexical ancestor, so historical spellings or cultural antiquity are not promoted as a parent edge.
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 1
RANK 66GRADE Aexact ranked word
The borrowed name is part of the object’s history.
English kimchi directly continues Korean 김치; the graph refuses a deeper arrow until specialist evidence supports one.
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BOOKS / DICTIONARIES / ARTICLES / DATABASES
SOURCES
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FIRST USES & HISTORICAL OBJECTS
ATTESTATION WITNESSES
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SEARCH IS DISCOVERY, NOT PROOF
EVERY RESULT OPENS A PERMANENT EVIDENCE RECORD.
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