Where does “헛되다” come from?
헛되다 (Korean) comes from Korean 헛-, from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.
헛되다 (Korean): vain, fruitless; groundless, untrue
Definitions
- vain, fruitless; groundless, untrue
Ancestry of “헛되다”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 헛- | false; in vain |
| 2 | Korean | -ㅅ- | — |
| 3 | Old Korean | 叱 | Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns |