Where does “거두밀이다” come from?

거두밀이다 (Middle Korean) comes from Middle Korean 거두다, from Middle Korean -우-, from Old Korean 乎.

거두밀이다 (Middle Korean): to get mixed up

Definitions

  1. to get mixed up

Ancestry of “거두밀이다”, step by step

거두밀이다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean 거두다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean거두다to gather, collect
2Middle Korean-우-A very common verbal suffix in fifteenth-century Middle Korean, sometimes called the "modulator" in English
3Old Korean乎—

via Middle Korean 밀이다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean밀이다—
Every word from Old Korean 乎 →Every word from Middle Korean -우- →Every word from Middle Korean 거두다 →
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