Where does “올바르다” come from?

올바르다 (Korean) comes from Korean 바르다 — to hang paper; to stick paper, cloth or the like with adhesive to a surface.

올바르다 (Korean): to be proper; upright

Definitions

  1. to be proper; upright

Ancestry of “올바르다”, step by step

올바르다 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 바르다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바르다to hang paper; to stick paper, cloth or the like with adhesive to a surface

via Korean [[옳다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[옳다

via Korean 옳−]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean옳−]]
Every word from Korean 바르다
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