Where does “마사지하다” come from?

마사지하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 마사지, from English massage, from French massage, from French masser, from Latin massa, from Ancient Greek μᾶζα, from Ancient Greek μάσσω, from Proto-Indo-European mh₂ǵyéti — to knead, stroke.

마사지하다 (Korean): to massage

Definitions

  1. to massage

Ancestry of “마사지하다”, step by step

마사지하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 마사지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean마사지massage
2EnglishmassageThe action of rubbing, kneading or hitting...
3Frenchmassagephysical massage
4Frenchmasserto massage
5Latinmassamass, bulk; load, burden; dough
6Ancient Greekμᾶζαbarley-bread or cake
7Ancient Greekμάσσωto handle, work with my hands, knead; to wipe
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmh₂ǵyéti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ǵ-to knead, stroke

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ǵ-