Where does “-붙이” come from?

-붙이 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

-붙이 (Korean): a suffix meaning close relation to the subject

Definitions

  1. a suffix meaning close relation to the subject

Ancestry of “-붙이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Korean이person

Words derived from “-붙이”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →
-붙이 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer