Where does “꿈꾸다” come from?

꿈꾸다 (Korean) comes from Korean 꿈, from Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ, from Middle Korean -ㅁ.

꿈꾸다 (Korean): to dream of, to dream about

Definitions

  1. to dream of, to dream about

Ancestry of “꿈꾸다”, step by step

꿈꾸다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꿈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꿈dream
2Middle Koreanᄭᅮᆷdream
3Middle Korean-ㅁ—

via Korean 꾸다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꾸다to dream; to borrow
Every word from Middle Korean -ㅁ →Every word from Middle Korean ᄭᅮᆷ →Every word from Korean 꿈 →