Where does “못” come from?

못 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 몯, from Old Korean 毛冬 — cannot; poorly.

못 (Korean): nail, peg, spike; callosity, callus, corn; pond

Definitions

  1. nail, peg, spike; callosity, callus, corn; pond

Ancestry of “못”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean몯—
2Old Korean毛冬cannot; poorly

Words derived from “못”

Every word from Old Korean 毛冬 →Every word from Middle Korean 몯 →