Where does “말씀드리다” come from?

말씀드리다 (Korean) comes from Korean 말씀, from Middle Korean 말ᄊᆞᆷ, from Middle Korean 말 — word, speech.

말씀드리다 (Korean): to speak (talking about oneself)

Definitions

  1. to speak (talking about oneself)

Ancestry of “말씀드리다”, step by step

말씀드리다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말씀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말씀word or speech
2Middle Korean말ᄊᆞᆷword or speech
3Middle Korean말word, speech

via Korean 드리다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean드리다to offer, to give, to present
Every word from Middle Korean 말 →Every word from Middle Korean 말ᄊᆞᆷ →Every word from Korean 말씀 →