Where does “자나깨나” come from?
자나깨나 (Korean) comes from Korean 자다 — to sleep.
자나깨나 (Korean): (whether) asleep or awake; all the time; twenty-four hours a day
Definitions
- (whether) asleep or awake; all the time; twenty-four hours a day
Ancestry of “자나깨나”, step by step
자나깨나 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 자다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 자다 | to sleep |
via Korean 깨다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 깨다 | to return to a sober state of mind; to be able to... |