Where does “갉아먹다” come from?
갉아먹다 (Korean) comes from Korean 먹다 — to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid.
갉아먹다 (Korean): to extort, exploit
Definitions
- to extort, exploit
Ancestry of “갉아먹다”, step by step
갉아먹다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 먹다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 먹다 | to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid |
via Korean 갉다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 갉다 | to gnaw (at); to nibble (at) |