ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ θˈiəɹi ðætðə nˈeɪm "ɡˈæmdʒətˈæŋ" ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌmðə fˈækt ðætðə spˈaɪnəl kˈoːɹd ɪnðə bˈækboʊn ʌvðə pˈɪɡ ɪz kˈɔːld "ɡˈæmdʒə," ænd ðɛɹ ɪz ɐ pˈɑːɹt kˈɔːld ɡˈæmdʒəbˈoʊn wɛn ðə spˈaɪn ʌvðə pˈɪɡ ɪz dᵻvˈaɪdᵻd ˌɪntʊ pˈɑːɹts, ænd ɪɾ ɪz kˈɔːld "ɡˈæmdʒətˈæŋ" bɪkˈʌz ɪt wʌz bˈɔɪld.
There is a theory that the name "Gamja-tang" originated from the fact that the spinal cord in the backbone of the pig is called "Gamja," and there is a part called Gamja-bone when the spine of the pig is divided into parts, and it is called "Gamja-tang" because it was boiled.