Where does “이야기하다” come from?

이야기하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 이야기, from Middle Korean 니야기.

이야기하다 (Korean): to talk or tell

Definitions

  1. to talk or tell

Ancestry of “이야기하다”, step by step

이야기하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 이야기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이야기story; talk
2Middle Korean니야기

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Middle Korean 니야기