Where does “감싸다” come from?

감싸다 (Korean) comes from Korean 감, from Chinese 甘, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-klum — sweet.

감싸다 (Korean): to cover; to wrap

Definitions

  1. to cover; to wrap

Ancestry of “감싸다”, step by step

감싸다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 감

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean감feeling; persimmon; material, fabric
2Chinese甘sweet
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-klumsweet

via Korean 싸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean싸Infinitive form of
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