Where does “겉핥다” come from?

겉핥다 (Korean) comes from Korean 겉-, from Korean 겉 — surface, the outside.

겉핥다 (Korean): to just scratch the surface, to have superficial...

Definitions

  1. to just scratch the surface, to have superficial...

Ancestry of “겉핥다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean겉-with a noun or verb implying quantity or degree rough(ly), approximate(ly)
2Korean겉surface, the outside
Every word from Korean 겉 →Every word from Korean 겉- →