Where does “활발하다” come from?

활발하다 (Korean) comes from Korean ―하다.

활발하다 (Korean): animated, brisk, lively

Definitions

  1. animated, brisk, lively

Ancestry of “활발하다”, step by step

활발하다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean ―하다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean―하다

via Korean 활발(活潑)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean활발(活潑)
Every word from Korean ―하다