Where does “눈치채다” come from?
눈치채다 (Korean) comes from Korean 눈치, from Korean 눈 — eye; vision; bud.
눈치채다 (Korean): to notice; to become aware of the current social situation
Definitions
- to notice; to become aware of the current social situation
Ancestry of “눈치채다”, step by step
눈치채다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 눈치
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 눈치 | one's ability to sense what are the correct/wrong... |
| 2 | Korean | 눈 | eye; vision; bud |
via Korean 채다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 채다 | to seize, to snatch |