Where does “어찌하다” come from?

어찌하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 어찌, from Korean 하다, from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮, from Old Korean 爲 — to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

어찌하다 (Korean): to be inevitable

Definitions

  1. to be inevitable

Ancestry of “어찌하다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean어찌How, in what way or for what purpose
2Korean하다…을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다
3Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮—
4Old Korean爲to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

Words derived from “어찌하다”

Every word from Old Korean 爲 →Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮 →Every word from Korean 하다 →