Where does “잡아먹다” come from?

잡아먹다 (Korean) comes from Korean 잡다 — to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...

잡아먹다 (Korean): to slaughter and eat

Definitions

  1. to slaughter and eat

Ancestry of “잡아먹다”, step by step

잡아먹다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 잡다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잡다to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...

via Korean 먹다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean먹다to eat, drink, have, consume food or liquid
Every word from Korean 잡다