Where does “현질하다” come from?

현질하다 (Korean) comes from Korean 현질, from Korean -질 — The act of doing.

현질하다 (Korean): to pay for items in an online game

Definitions

  1. to pay for items in an online game

Ancestry of “현질하다”, step by step

현질하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 현질

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean현질paying for items in an online game
2Korean-질The act of doing

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다
Every word from Korean -질Every word from Korean 현질