Where does “마음대로” come from?

마음대로 (Korean) comes from Korean 대로, from Korean -로.

마음대로 (Korean): as one pleases/likes

Definitions

  1. as one pleases/likes

Ancestry of “마음대로”, step by step

마음대로 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 대로

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대로main road; boulevard
2Korean-로—

via Korean 마음

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean마음mind; heart
2Old Korean心音mind
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