Where does “공부하다” come from?

공부하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

공부하다 (Korean): to study

Definitions

  1. to study

Ancestry of “공부하다”, step by step

공부하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

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1Korean―하다

via Korean 공부(工夫)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공부(工夫)
Every word from Korean ―하다
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