Where does “이리하다” come from?

이리하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 이리, from Middle Korean 이〮, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

이리하다 (Korean): to do like this, do in this way or manner

Definitions

  1. to do like this, do in this way or manner

Ancestry of “이리하다”, step by step

이리하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 이리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이리to this place, hither, here
2Middle Korean이〮this; person
3Old Korean是Nominative case marker

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다—

Words derived from “이리하다”

Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Middle Korean 이〮 →Every word from Korean 이리 →