Where does “헛스윙” come from?

헛스윙 (Korean) comes from Korean 헛-, from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.

헛스윙 (Korean): swing and a miss

Definitions

  1. swing and a miss

Ancestry of “헛스윙”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean헛-false; in vain
2Korean-ㅅ-—
3Old Korean叱Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns
Every word from Old Korean 叱 →Every word from Korean -ㅅ- →Every word from Korean 헛- →