Where does “쇠붙이” come from?

쇠붙이 (Korean) comes from Korean -붙이, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

쇠붙이 (Korean): iron

Definitions

  1. iron

Ancestry of “쇠붙이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-붙이a suffix meaning close relation to the subject
2Korean—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
3Middle Korean이person
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →Every word from Korean -붙이 →