Where does “손잡다” come from?

손잡다 (Korean) comes from Korean 손, from Chinese 損.

손잡다 (Korean): to grasp one's hands; to take someone by the hand; to join hands

Definitions

  1. to grasp one's hands; to take someone by the hand; to join hands

Ancestry of “손잡다”, step by step

손잡다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanhand; visitor; customer
2Chinese

via Korean 잡다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잡다to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...
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