Where does “매달리다” come from?

매달리다 (Korean) comes from Korean 리, from Chinese 里, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r/g-wa — village.

매달리다 (Korean): to be hung from; to dangle; to cleave to; to hang...

Definitions

  1. to be hung from; to dangle; to cleave to; to hang...

Ancestry of “매달리다”, step by step

매달리다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean리a suffix deriving a passive verb; a suffix...
2Chinese里—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanr/g-wavillage

via Korean 매달

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean매달monthly
2Korean달moon; month
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