Where does “-다니” come from?

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

-다니 (Korean): In the [[w:Korean speech levels#Hae-che

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “-다니”, 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 →