Where does “대기하다” come from?

대기하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

대기하다 (Korean): to stand by, be on standby, be on call, to wait

Definitions

  1. to stand by, be on standby, be on call, to wait

Ancestry of “대기하다”, step by step

대기하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

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1Korean―하다

via Korean 대기(待機)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대기(待機)
Every word from Korean ―하다
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