Where does “공치다” come from?

공치다 (Korean) comes from Korean 치다 — to hit; to play; to call.

공치다 (Korean): to fail to do or accomplish

Definitions

  1. to fail to do or accomplish

Ancestry of “공치다”, step by step

공치다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 치다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치다to hit; to play; to call

via Korean 공(空)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean공(空)—
Every word from Korean 치다 →