Where does “급한 데” come from?

급한 데 (Korean) comes from Korean 데, from Middle Korean ᄃᆡ, from Middle Korean ᄃᆞ.

급한 데 (Korean): toilet, lavatory

Definitions

  1. toilet, lavatory

Ancestry of “급한 데”, step by step

급한 데 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 데

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean데—
2Middle Koreanᄃᆡ—
3Middle Koreanᄃᆞ—

via Korean [[급하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[급하다—

via Korean 급한]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean급한]]—
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