Where does “이빠이” come from?

이빠이 (Korean) comes from Japanese 一杯, from Japanese 一, from Japanese 始め, from Japanese 始める — begin; start; initiate; originate.

이빠이 (Korean): a lot, to a great extent

Definitions

  1. a lot, to a great extent

Ancestry of “이빠이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese一杯a lot, loads; fully, filled with; one cup full
2Japanese一one, 1; "term relating to the number one"; unity
3Japanese始めbeginning, the start of an activity or time...
4Japanese始めるbegin; start; initiate; originate
Every word from Japanese 始める →Every word from Japanese 始め →Every word from Japanese 一 →