Where does “저분” come from?

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

저분 (Korean): that gentleman, that lady, he, she

Definitions

  1. that gentleman, that lady, he, she

Ancestry of “저분”, step by step

저분 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 분

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean분bun, a unit of length equivalent to about 0.3cm,...
2Chinese分fen; to divide; to split
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ta-t →Every word from Chinese 著 →Every word from Korean 저 →
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