Where does “간단하다” come from?

간단하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

간단하다 (Korean): To be simple or straightforward; To pause briefly

Definitions

  1. To be simple or straightforward; To pause briefly

Ancestry of “간단하다”, step by step

간단하다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

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1Korean―하다

via Korean 간단(簡單)

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1Korean간단(簡單)

via Korean 간단(間斷)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean간단(間斷)
Every word from Korean ―하다