Where does “노래하다” come from?

노래하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 노래, from Middle Korean 놀애〮.

노래하다 (Korean): sing a song

Definitions

  1. sing a song

Ancestry of “노래하다”, step by step

노래하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 노래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean노래song
2Middle Korean놀애〮

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Middle Korean 놀애〮