Where does “건” come from?

건 (Korean) comes from Korean 거 — well!.

건 (Korean): having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made

Definitions

  1. having been suspended, spoken; of a telephone call, having been made

Ancestry of “건”, step by step

건 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 거

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거well!

via Korean [[걸다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[걸다—

via Korean 걸-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean걸-]]—
Every word from Korean 거 →