Where does “수저” come from?

수저 (Korean) comes from Korean 저, from Chinese 著, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t — to put, to place; to put; to place.

수저 (Korean): cutlery; spoon and chopstick

Definitions

  1. cutlery; spoon and chopstick

Ancestry of “수저”, step by step

수저 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 저

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean저that; me; chopstick
2Chinese著to touch
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ta-tto put, to place; to put; to place

via Korean 술

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean술liquor; scoop; spoon
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t →Every word from Chinese 著 →Every word from Korean 저 →