Where does “틀림없다” come from?

틀림없다 (Korean) comes from Korean 없다, from Middle Korean 없다.

틀림없다 (Korean): to be precisely correct

Definitions

  1. to be precisely correct

Ancestry of “틀림없다”, step by step

틀림없다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 없다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean없다to have none; lacking; nonexistent; to die
2Middle Korean없다—

via Korean 틀림

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean틀림—
Every word from Middle Korean 없다 →