Where does “점치다” come from?

점치다 (Korean) comes from Korean 치다 — to hit; to play; to call.

점치다 (Korean): to tell fortunes, to foresee, to forecast, to predict

Definitions

  1. to tell fortunes, to foresee, to forecast, to predict

Ancestry of “점치다”, step by step

점치다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 치다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean치다to hit; to play; to call

via Korean 점(占)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean점(占)
Every word from Korean 치다