Where does “빼닫이” come from?

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

빼닫이 (Korean): cabinet, drawer

Definitions

  1. cabinet, drawer

Ancestry of “빼닫이”, step by step

빼닫이 traces back through 3 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 Koreanperson

via Korean [[빼다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[빼다

via Korean [[닫다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[닫다
Every word from Middle Korean Every word from Korean —이