Where does “알아먹다” come from?

알아먹다 (Korean) comes from Korean 먹다 — to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid.

알아먹다 (Korean): a pejorative expression of

Definitions

  1. a pejorative expression of

Ancestry of “알아먹다”, step by step

알아먹다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 먹다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean먹다to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid

via Korean [[알다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[알다

via Korean 알아]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean알아]]
Every word from Korean 먹다
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