Where does “부끄럽다” come from?

부끄럽다 (Korean) comes from Old Korean 慚肸伊, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

부끄럽다 (Korean): (to be) embarrassed

Definitions

  1. (to be) embarrassed

Ancestry of “부끄럽다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Korean慚肸伊to be ashamed, bashful (of)
2Old Korean是Nominative case marker
Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Old Korean 慚肸伊 →