Where does “좋아하다” come from?

좋아하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 하다, from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮, from Old Korean 爲 — to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

좋아하다 (Korean): to like something or someone; to prefer

Definitions

  1. to like something or someone; to prefer

Ancestry of “좋아하다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean하다…을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다
2Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮—
3Old Korean爲to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...
Every word from Old Korean 爲 →Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮 →Every word from Korean 하다 →