Where does “전화하다” come from?

전화하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

전화하다 (Korean): to call by telephone

Definitions

  1. to call by telephone

Ancestry of “전화하다”, step by step

전화하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다

via Korean 전화(電話)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전화(電話)
Every word from Korean ―하다
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