Where does “꾀하다” come from?

꾀하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 꾀 — wit, trick; ruse.

꾀하다 (Korean): to plot, to scheme, to attempt, to try

Definitions

  1. to plot, to scheme, to attempt, to try

Ancestry of “꾀하다”, step by step

꾀하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꾀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꾀wit, trick; ruse

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
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