Where does “끊이다” come from?

끊이다 (Korean) comes from Korean -이-, from Middle Korean -이〮-.

끊이다 (Korean): to cease, to discontinue

Definitions

  1. to cease, to discontinue

Ancestry of “끊이다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-이-A verbal suffix deriving the stems of causative verbs, attaching to verb or adjective stems which end in a vowel, an aspirate consonant
2Middle Korean-이〮-—
Every word from Middle Korean -이〮- →Every word from Korean -이- →