Where does “아무것” come from?

아무것 (Korean) comes from Korean 것 — thing.

아무것 (Korean): anything; something

Definitions

  1. anything; something

Ancestry of “아무것”, step by step

아무것 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanthing

via Korean 아무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아무any; anyone
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