Where does “개같다” come from?

개같다 (Korean) comes from Korean 개, from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

개같다 (Korean): annoying, shitty, crappy

Definitions

  1. annoying, shitty, crappy

Ancestry of “개같다”, step by step

개같다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 개

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean개dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...
2Middle Korean가히〮—
3Old Korean犬伊—

via Korean 같다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean같다the same; like or similar; look like; resemble
2Middle Koreanᄀᆞᆮ다to be like
3Middle Koreanᄀᆞᆮ다〮—
Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →Every word from Korean 개 →