Where does “얕잡다” come from?

얕잡다 (Korean) comes from Korean 잡다 — to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...

얕잡다 (Korean): to underrate, to belittle

Definitions

  1. to underrate, to belittle

Ancestry of “얕잡다”, step by step

얕잡다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 잡다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잡다to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...

via Korean 얕다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean얕다to be shallow; to be low
Every word from Korean 잡다