Where does “머리하다” come from?

머리하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 머리, from Chinese 麻帝.

머리하다 (Korean): to get a haircut, to style one's hair

Definitions

  1. to get a haircut, to style one's hair

Ancestry of “머리하다”, step by step

머리하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
Every word from Chinese 麻帝 →Every word from Korean 머리 →