Where does “먹이다” come from?

먹이다 (Korean) comes from Korean 먹, from Korean -보, from Middle Chinese 補.

먹이다 (Korean): to raise, to take care of, to feed livestock

Definitions

  1. to raise, to take care of, to feed livestock

Ancestry of “먹이다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean먹ink stick
2Korean-보an agent noun-deriving suffix attached after a specific noun, verb, adjective or root
3Middle Chinese補—
Every word from Middle Chinese 補 →