Where does “단정하다” come from?

단정하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

단정하다 (Korean): (to be) decent, proper, correct, neat, tidy

Definitions

  1. (to be) decent, proper, correct, neat, tidy

Ancestry of “단정하다”, step by step

단정하다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다

via Korean 단정(斷定)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean단정(斷定)

via Korean 단정(斷情)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean단정(斷情)
Every word from Korean ―하다
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