Where does “그동안” come from?

그동안 (Korean) comes from Korean 그 — that; he, she.

그동안 (Korean): since our last meeting or conversation; the...

Definitions

  1. since our last meeting or conversation; the...

Ancestry of “그동안”, step by step

그동안 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanthat; he, she

via Korean 동안

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean동안interval, period of time
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