Where does “-지” come from?

-지 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean -디〮, from Middle Korean -이〮, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

-지 (Korean): Used to contrast two facts regarding the same topic, thereby emphasizing both facts. In conversation, it is usually used to deny or qualify something the other person has said. The second fact tends to be negated or a rhetorical question

Definitions

  1. Used to contrast two facts regarding the same topic, thereby emphasizing both facts. In conversation, it is usually used to deny or qualify something the other person has said. The second fact tends to be negated or a rhetorical question

Ancestry of “-지”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean-디〮—
2Middle Korean-이〮—
3Old Korean是Nominative case marker

Words derived from “-지”

Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Middle Korean -이〮 →Every word from Middle Korean -디〮 →