Where does “겉멋” come from?

겉멋 (Korean) comes from Korean 멋, from Korean 있다, from Middle Korean 잇다, from Old Korean 有叱 — to be [at]; to exist; to have.

겉멋 (Korean): pretension, pretentiousness

Definitions

  1. pretension, pretentiousness

Ancestry of “겉멋”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멋zest, taste, flavour, relish; dandyism, foppery
2Korean있다to stay, remain in a location
3Middle Korean잇다to be (at a place); to exist
4Old Korean有叱to be [at]; to exist; to have
Every word from Old Korean 有叱 →