Where does “밤낮없이” come from?

밤낮없이 (Korean) comes from Korean 없이, from Korean 없다, from Middle Korean 없다.

밤낮없이 (Korean): day and night all the time

Definitions

  1. day and night all the time

Ancestry of “밤낮없이”, step by step

밤낮없이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 없이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean없이without, lacking
2Korean없다to have none; lacking; nonexistent; to die
3Middle Korean없다—

via Korean 낮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean낮daytime; noon

via Korean 밤

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean밤night, evening; chestnut
Every word from Middle Korean 없다 →Every word from Korean 없다 →Every word from Korean 없이 →