Where does “하다” come from?

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

하다 (Korean): …을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다

Definitions

  1. …을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다

Ancestry of “하다”, step by step

하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮—
2Old Korean爲to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

via Korean 저러하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean저러하다such, being like that

Words derived from “하다”

Every word from Old Korean 爲 →Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮 →