Where does “뚜쟁이” come from?

뚜쟁이 (Korean) comes from Korean -쟁이 — A derogatory agent suffix; sometimes also used for humorous but not strictly derogatory effect.

뚜쟁이 (Korean): matchmaker

Definitions

  1. matchmaker

Ancestry of “뚜쟁이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-쟁이A derogatory agent suffix; sometimes also used for humorous but not strictly derogatory effect
Every word from Korean -쟁이