Where does “먹히다” come from?

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

Ancestry of “먹히다”, step by step

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