Where does “식충이” come from?
식충이 (Korean) comes from Korean 식, from Chinese 式.
식충이 (Korean): person who lives off others without contributing; freeloader
Definitions
- person who lives off others without contributing; freeloader
Ancestry of “식충이”, step by step
식충이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 식
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 식 | a standard way of doing things; a formula |
| 2 | Chinese | 式 | — |
via Korean —이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |
via Korean 충
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 충 | bug, insect |
| 2 | Chinese | 忠 | — |