Where does “멱따다” come from?

멱따다 (Korean) comes from Korean 멱, from Korean 미역 — wakame.

멱따다 (Korean): to cut an animal's throat

Definitions

  1. to cut an animal's throat

Ancestry of “멱따다”, step by step

멱따다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 멱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멱throat the front of the neck
2Korean미역wakame

via Korean 따다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean따다to pick, to pluck
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