Where does “곧잘” come from?

곧잘 (Korean) comes from Korean 잘, from Korean 자루 — bag, sack; handle, hilt.

곧잘 (Korean): quite well

Definitions

  1. quite well

Ancestry of “곧잘”, step by step

곧잘 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanwell; often; at a good time, with fortunate...
2Korean자루bag, sack; handle, hilt

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreansoon, at once, immediately, shortly, straightway;...
Every word from Korean 자루