Where does “매질하다” come from?
매질하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 매질, from Korean 매 — hawk; the peregrine falcon, "Falco peregrinus";...
매질하다 (Korean): to whip, to flog
Definitions
- to whip, to flog
Ancestry of “매질하다”, step by step
매질하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 매질
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 매질 | whipping, flogging |
| 2 | Korean | 매 | hawk; the peregrine falcon, "Falco peregrinus";... |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |