Where does “반말체” come from?

반말체 (Korean) comes from Korean 반말, from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

반말체 (Korean): casual style of speaking in Korean, i.e. without honorifics

Definitions

  1. casual style of speaking in Korean, i.e. without honorifics

Ancestry of “반말체”, step by step

반말체 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 반말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean반말crude language; talking down
2Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
3Chinese末—

via Korean 체(體)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean체(體)—
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →Every word from Korean 반말 →