Where does “영리하다” come from?

영리하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 영리, from Korean ―하다.

영리하다 (Korean): smart, clever, intelligent

Definitions

  1. smart, clever, intelligent

Ancestry of “영리하다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean영리(making) profit
2Korean―하다—
Every word from Korean ―하다 →