Where does “-다고” come from?

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

-다고 (Korean): Used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the declarative

Definitions

  1. Used for the indirect quotation of sentences in the declarative

Ancestry of “-다고”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-다In the [[w:Korean speech levels#Haera-che
2Middle Korean-다declarative mood sentence-final verbal suffix
3Old Korean如declarative mood sentence-final verbal suffix
Every word from Old Korean 如 →Every word from Korean -다 →Every word from Middle Korean -다 →
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