Where does “맘대로” come from?

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

맘대로 (Korean): as one pleases/likes

Definitions

  1. as one pleases/likes

Ancestry of “맘대로”, step by step

맘대로 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 맘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean맘—
2Korean마음mind; heart
3Old Korean心音mind

via Korean 대로

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean대로main road; boulevard
2Korean-로—
Every word from Old Korean 心音 →Every word from Korean 마음 →Every word from Korean 맘 →