Where does “-다” come from?

-다 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean -다, from Old Korean 如 — declarative mood sentence-final verbal suffix.

-다 (Korean): In the [[w:Korean speech levels#Haera-che

Definitions

  1. In the [[w:Korean speech levels#Haera-che

Ancestry of “-다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean-다declarative mood sentence-final verbal suffix
2Old Korean如declarative mood sentence-final verbal suffix

Words derived from “-다”

Every word from Old Korean 如 →Every word from Middle Korean -다 →