Where does “저것” come from?

저것 (Korean) comes from Korean 저, from Chinese 著, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t — to put, to place; to put; to place.

저것 (Korean): that

Definitions

  1. that

Ancestry of “저것”, step by step

저것 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 저

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean저that; me; chopstick
2Chinese著to touch
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ta-tto put, to place; to put; to place

via Korean 것

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean것thing

Words derived from “저것”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t →Every word from Chinese 著 →Every word from Korean 저 →
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