Where does “잠자다” come from?

잠자다 (Korean) comes from Korean 잠 — sleep; nap.

잠자다 (Korean): to sleep

Definitions

  1. to sleep

Ancestry of “잠자다”, step by step

잠자다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreansleep; nap

via Korean 자다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자다to sleep
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