Where does “뺑소니치다” come from?

뺑소니치다 (Korean) comes from Korean 뺑소니, from Korean 뺑손, from Korean 손, from Chinese 損.

뺑소니치다 (Korean): to commit a hit-and-run

Definitions

  1. to commit a hit-and-run

Ancestry of “뺑소니치다”, step by step

뺑소니치다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 뺑소니

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean뺑소니abscondence, fleeing; hit-and-run
2Korean뺑손
3Koreanhand; visitor; customer
4Chinese

via Korean 치다]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치다]]

via Korean [[치다#hit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[치다#hit
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