Where does “낱낱이” come from?

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

낱낱이 (Korean): one by one; entirely; each and every one;...

Definitions

  1. one by one; entirely; each and every one;...

Ancestry of “낱낱이”, step by step

낱낱이 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 낱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean낱each; piece; unit
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →