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Where does “잘” come from?

잘 (Korean) comes from Korean 자루 — bag, sack; handle, hilt.

잘 (Korean): well; often; at a good time, with fortunate...

Definitions

  1. well; often; at a good time, with fortunate...

Ancestry of “잘”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자루bag, sack; handle, hilt
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