Where does “공갈치다” come from?

공갈치다 (Korean) comes from Korean 치다]].

공갈치다 (Korean): To threaten

Definitions

  1. To threaten

Ancestry of “공갈치다”, step by step

공갈치다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 치다]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치다]]—

via Korean [[치다#hit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[치다#hit—

via Korean 공갈(恐喝)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공갈(恐喝)—
Every word from Korean 치다]] →