Where does “관자놀이” come from?

관자놀이 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

관자놀이 (Korean): The temple

Definitions

  1. The temple

Ancestry of “관자놀이”, step by step

관자놀이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean —이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Korean이person

via Korean 관자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean관자man who has undergone, i.e. at the age of 20
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →