Where does “정말” come from?

정말 (Korean) comes from Korean 정(正).

정말 (Korean): really; truly; That which is true or genuine

Definitions

  1. really; truly; That which is true or genuine

Ancestry of “정말”, step by step

정말 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 정(正)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean정(正)—

via Korean [[말#word

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[말#word—

via Korean 말]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말]]—

Words derived from “정말”

Every word from Korean 정(正) →