Where does “매달다” come from?
매달다 (Korean) comes from Korean 매 — hawk; the peregrine falcon, "Falco peregrinus";...
매달다 (Korean): to hang; to suspend
Definitions
- to hang; to suspend
Ancestry of “매달다”, step by step
매달다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 매
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 매 | hawk; the peregrine falcon, "Falco peregrinus";... |
via Korean 달다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 달다 | to become hot; to boil down; to be burning up... |