Where does “미소짓다” come from?
미소짓다 (Korean) comes from Korean 미소, from Japanese 味噌, from Proto-Japonic *misau.
미소짓다 (Korean): to smile
Definitions
- to smile
Ancestry of “미소짓다”, step by step
미소짓다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 미소
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 미소 | A smile; miso |
| 2 | Japanese | 味噌 | miso; the innards of a crab or shrimp resembling... |
| 3 | Proto-Japonic | *misau | — |
via Korean 짓다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 짓다 | to make something (food, a house, etc.), to build |