Where does “움트다” come from?

움트다 (Korean) comes from Korean 트다 — to clear the way; to begin; to open; to sprout.

움트다 (Korean): to bud, to sprout

Definitions

  1. to bud, to sprout

Ancestry of “움트다”, step by step

움트다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 트다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean트다to clear the way; to begin; to open; to sprout

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanbud; shoot; sprout at the earliest stage, hence not yet unfolded
Every word from Korean 트다