Where does “제각기” come from?

제각기 (Korean) comes from Korean 제, from Chinese 劑.

제각기 (Korean): individually, personally, respectively, independently

Definitions

  1. individually, personally, respectively, independently

Ancestry of “제각기”, step by step

제각기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 제

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제allomorph of
2Chinese劑—

via Korean 각기(各其)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean각기(各其)—
Every word from Chinese 劑 →Every word from Korean 제 →