Where does “가없다” come from?

가없다 (Korean) comes from Korean 가, from Chinese 價.

가없다 (Korean): limitless, endless, boundless

Definitions

  1. limitless, endless, boundless

Ancestry of “가없다”, step by step

가없다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 가

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가The outer part close to the boundary; A part...
2Chinese價—

via Korean 없다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean없다to have none; lacking; nonexistent; to die
2Middle Korean없다—
Every word from Chinese 價 →