Where does “풋내기” come from?
풋내기 (Korean) comes from Korean 풋-, from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.
풋내기 (Korean): novice, new hand, beginner; rash person, hotspur
Definitions
- novice, new hand, beginner; rash person, hotspur