Where does “-어서” come from?

-어서 (Korean) comes from Korean -어, from Middle Korean -어〮, from Old Korean 良 — The verbal and adjectival infinitive suffix.

-어서 (Korean): because, since: a suffix used to express that the first clause is the cause or reason to the second clause

Definitions

  1. because, since: a suffix used to express that the first clause is the cause or reason to the second clause

Ancestry of “-어서”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-어language
2Middle Korean-어〮—
3Old Korean良The verbal and adjectival infinitive suffix

Words derived from “-어서”

Every word from Old Korean 良 →Every word from Korean -어 →Every word from Middle Korean -어〮 →