Where does “멋대로” come from?

멋대로 (Korean) comes from Korean 멋, from Korean 있다, from Middle Korean 잇다, from Old Korean 有叱 — to be [at]; to exist; to have.

멋대로 (Korean): as one pleases/likes

Definitions

  1. as one pleases/likes

Ancestry of “멋대로”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멋zest, taste, flavour, relish; dandyism, foppery
2Korean있다to stay, remain in a location
3Middle Korean잇다to be (at a place); to exist
4Old Korean有叱to be [at]; to exist; to have
Every word from Old Korean 有叱 →