Where does “한잔하다” come from?

한잔하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 한잔, from Korean 한, from Middle Chinese 인.

한잔하다 (Korean): to have a drink

Definitions

  1. to have a drink

Ancestry of “한잔하다”, step by step

한잔하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 한잔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean한잔one drink (of liquor); one glass
2Korean한one; about, around; deep-seated resentment
3Middle Chinese인—

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
Every word from Middle Chinese 인 →Every word from Korean 한 →Every word from Korean 한잔 →