Where does “설거지하다” come from?

설거지하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 설거지, from Middle Korean 설엊다, from Middle Korean -이, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

설거지하다 (Korean): to wash dishes

Definitions

  1. to wash dishes

Ancestry of “설거지하다”, step by step

설거지하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 설거지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean설거지dishwashing, washing-up
2Middle Korean설엊다to clear up
3Middle Korean-이—
4Old Korean是Nominative case marker

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Middle Korean -이 →Every word from Middle Korean 설엊다 →