Where does “점찍다” come from?

점찍다 (Korean) comes from Korean 찍다, from Middle Korean 딕다.

점찍다 (Korean): to have one's eye on

Definitions

  1. to have one's eye on

Ancestry of “점찍다”, step by step

점찍다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 찍다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean찍다to stamp or mark; to apply cosmetics; to make...
2Middle Korean딕다

via Korean 점(點)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean점(點)
Every word from Middle Korean 딕다Every word from Korean 찍다
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