Where does “마음먹다” come from?

마음먹다 (Korean) comes from Korean 마음, from Old Korean 心音 — mind.

마음먹다 (Korean): to decide, to make up one's mind

Definitions

  1. to decide, to make up one's mind

Ancestry of “마음먹다”, step by step

마음먹다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 마음

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean마음mind; heart
2Old Korean心音mind

via Korean 먹다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean먹다to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid
Every word from Old Korean 心音 →