Where does “제대로” come from?

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

제대로 (Korean): properly, in the appropriate manner; after one's...

Definitions

  1. properly, in the appropriate manner; after one's...

Ancestry of “제대로”, step by step

제대로 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 제

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean제allomorph of
2Chinese劑—

via Korean 대로

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대로main road; boulevard
2Korean-로—
Every word from Chinese 劑 →Every word from Korean 제 →