Where does “간지나다” come from?
간지나다 (Korean) comes from Korean 간지, from Japanese 感じ, from Japanese 感ずる, from Japanese する, from Old Japanese す, from Proto-Japonic *su — nest.
간지나다 (Korean): to be cool, fashionable
Definitions
- to be cool, fashionable
Ancestry of “간지나다”, step by step
간지나다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 간지
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 간지 | fashionable taste, zest; The sexagenary cycle... |
| 2 | Japanese | 感じ | a feeling, sensation; an impression; an... |
| 3 | Japanese | 感ずる | — |
| 4 | Japanese | する | to exist; to come up; to exist; to be worth; to... |
| 5 | Old Japanese | す | to do; to happen, occur; to be in a state of... |
| 6 | Proto-Japonic | *su | nest |
via Korean 나다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 나다 | to be born; to appear, arise, occur, take place;... |