Where does “제격” come from?

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

제격 (Korean): one's proper standard, the right fit

Definitions

  1. one's proper standard, the right fit

Ancestry of “제격”, step by step

제격 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 제

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제allomorph of
2Chinese劑—

via Korean 격(格)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean격(格)—
Every word from Chinese 劑 →Every word from Korean 제 →