Where does “보잘것없다” come from?

보잘것없다 (Korean) comes from Korean 것 — thing.

보잘것없다 (Korean): to be worthless, valueless, useless

Definitions

  1. to be worthless, valueless, useless

Ancestry of “보잘것없다”, step by step

보잘것없다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 것

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean것thing

via Korean [[하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[하다—

via Korean [[보다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[보다—
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