Where does “손잡이” come from?

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

손잡이 (Korean): handle; grip in general

Definitions

  1. handle; grip in general

Ancestry of “손잡이”, step by step

손잡이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 손

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean손hand; visitor; customer
2Chinese損—

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

Words derived from “손잡이”

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