Where does “이간질” come from?

이간질 (Korean) comes from Korean -질 — The act of doing.

이간질 (Korean): alienating (a person from another); stirring up bad blood between / driving a wedge between two people

Definitions

  1. alienating (a person from another); stirring up bad blood between / driving a wedge between two people

Ancestry of “이간질”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-질The act of doing
Every word from Korean -질
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