Where does “말살하다” come from?

말살하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

말살하다 (Korean): annihilate, exterminate, obliterate

Definitions

  1. annihilate, exterminate, obliterate

Ancestry of “말살하다”, step by step

말살하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다

via Korean 말살(抹殺)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말살(抹殺)
Every word from Korean ―하다