Where does “-더라” come from?

-더라 (Korean) comes from Korean 하다, from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮, from Old Korean 爲 — to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

-더라 (Korean): Used to state facts recalled from the speaker's own experiences

Definitions

  1. Used to state facts recalled from the speaker's own experiences

Ancestry of “-더라”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean하다…을 하다; …을 —게 하다; …을 …으로 하다
2Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮—
3Old Korean爲to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...
Every word from Old Korean 爲 →Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮 →Every word from Korean 하다 →
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