Where does “심부름하다” come from?

심부름하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 심부름, from Korean 부리다 — to make (horse, cattle) work; to manage; to drive.

심부름하다 (Korean): to run an errand

Definitions

  1. to run an errand

Ancestry of “심부름하다”, step by step

심부름하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 심부름

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean심부름errand
2Korean부리다to make (horse, cattle) work; to manage; to drive

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
Every word from Korean 부리다 →
심부름하다 — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer