Where does “말대꾸하다” come from?
말대꾸하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 말대꾸, from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.
말대꾸하다 (Korean): to talk back, retort, backtalk
Definitions
- to talk back, retort, backtalk
Ancestry of “말대꾸하다”, step by step
말대꾸하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 말대꾸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 말대꾸 | backtalk, retort, sass, tu quoque, rejoinder, riposte |
| 2 | Korean | 말 | word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse |
| 3 | Chinese | 末 | — |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |