Where does “돌아보다” come from?

돌아보다 (Korean) comes from Korean 보다, from Korean -보다 — than; used to form comparisons, optionally with.

돌아보다 (Korean): to look back; to look back, to think back, to...

Definitions

  1. to look back; to look back, to think back, to...

Ancestry of “돌아보다”, step by step

돌아보다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 보다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean보다to see, look at; to look after; to watch
2Korean-보다than; used to form comparisons, optionally with

via Korean 돌다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean돌다to revolve, rotate, spin, turn; to make a tour;...
Every word from Korean -보다