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From 저(箸)(jeo, “chopstick”) + ㅅ(-s-) + 가락(garak, “rod”). First attested in the Gugeupganibang eonhae (救急簡易方諺解 / 구급간이방언해), 1489, as Middle Korean졋가락 (Yale: cyeskalak).
Despite the matching hanja, the 저(jeo) element is not Sino-Korean; see entry for details.