Where does “통통하다” come from?
통통하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 통통, from Korean 통 — "suffix used to form nouns referring to parts of...
통통하다 (Korean): short and fat
Definitions
- short and fat
Ancestry of “통통하다”, step by step
통통하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 통통
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 통통 | — |
| 2 | Korean | 통 | "suffix used to form nouns referring to parts of... |
via Korean ―하다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ―하다 | — |