Where does “-는” come from?

-는 (Korean) comes from Korean 데, from Middle Korean ᄃᆡ, from Middle Korean ᄃᆞ.

-는 (Korean): that is..., that [one] is..., -ing, etc.; suffix attached to the stem of verbs or the existential adjectives

Definitions

  1. that is..., that [one] is..., -ing, etc.; suffix attached to the stem of verbs or the existential adjectives

Ancestry of “-는”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean데—
2Middle Koreanᄃᆡ—
3Middle Koreanᄃᆞ—

Words derived from “-는”

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