Where does “점쟁이” come from?

점쟁이 (Korean) comes from Korean -쟁이 — A derogatory agent suffix; sometimes also used for humorous but not strictly derogatory effect.

점쟁이 (Korean): fortune-teller

Definitions

  1. fortune-teller

Ancestry of “점쟁이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-쟁이A derogatory agent suffix; sometimes also used for humorous but not strictly derogatory effect
Every word from Korean -쟁이