Where does “그렇지만” come from?

그렇지만 (Korean) comes from Korean [[그렇다.

그렇지만 (Korean): nonetheless; however, but

Definitions

  1. nonetheless; however, but

Ancestry of “그렇지만”, step by step

그렇지만 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean [[그렇다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[그렇다—

via Korean 그렇―]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean그렇―]]—
Every word from Korean [[그렇다 →