Where does “고춧가루” come from?
고춧가루 (Korean) comes from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.
Ancestry of “고춧가루”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | -ㅅ- | — |
| 2 | Old Korean | 叱 | Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns |