Where does “일감” come from?

일감 (Korean) comes from Korean 감, from Chinese 甘, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-klum — sweet.

일감 (Korean): work material; job; work; project

Definitions

  1. work material; job; work; project

Ancestry of “일감”, step by step

일감 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 감

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean감feeling; persimmon; material, fabric
2Chinese甘sweet
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-klumsweet

via Korean 일

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean일work; a fact, an event, a situation; deed
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-klum →Every word from Chinese 甘 →Every word from Korean 감 →