Where does “양치질하다” come from?

양치질하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 양치질, from Korean -질 — The act of doing.

양치질하다 (Korean): to brush teeth

Definitions

  1. to brush teeth

Ancestry of “양치질하다”, step by step

양치질하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 양치질

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양치질toothbrushing
2Korean-질The act of doing

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Korean -질Every word from Korean 양치질