Where does “흠잡다” come from?

흠잡다 (Korean) comes from Korean 흠, from Chinese 欠.

흠잡다 (Korean): to find fault with

Definitions

  1. to find fault with

Ancestry of “흠잡다”, step by step

흠잡다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 흠

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean흠crack, scratch, scar, blemish
2Chinese欠—

via Korean 잡다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잡다to take, to hold, to grab, to seize, to arrest;...
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