나중

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later, afterward

나중 = 乃終 (finally + end): what comes at the end of things, so later

Often traced to Sino-Korean 내종 (乃終), where 終 means end; the sound shifted to 나중 over time. Something left for the end is something done later. Common in 나중에 (later on) and 나중에 봐요 (see you later).

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