Where does “위하다” come from?

위하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 위, from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

위하다 (Korean): to help, to benefit; to do for the sake of, for...

Definitions

  1. to help, to benefit; to do for the sake of, for...

Ancestry of “위하다”, step by step

위하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 위

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean위above, upper, upside, top
2Chinese位—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →