Where does “귓속말하다” come from?
귓속말하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 귓속말, from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.
귓속말하다 (Korean): to whisper
Definitions
- to whisper
Ancestry of “귓속말하다”, step by step
귓속말하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 귓속말
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 귓속말 | whisper |
| 2 | Korean | 말 | word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse |
| 3 | Chinese | 末 | — |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |