Where does “멍청하다” come from?

멍청하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 멍청.

멍청하다 (Korean): foolish, silly, stupid

Definitions

  1. foolish, silly, stupid

Ancestry of “멍청하다”, step by step

멍청하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 멍청

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멍청

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Korean 멍청
멍청하다 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer