Where does “가난ᄒᆞ다” come from?

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

가난ᄒᆞ다 (Middle Korean): to be poor

Definitions

  1. to be poor

Ancestry of “가난ᄒᆞ다”, step by step

가난ᄒᆞ다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다to do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...
2Middle Koreanᄒᆞ다〮
3Old Koreanto do; a light verb attached to various non-verbs...

via Middle Korean 가난

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean가난
Every word from Old Korean Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다〮Every word from Middle Korean ᄒᆞ다
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