Where does “잇다” come from?

잇다 (Middle Korean) comes from Old Korean 有叱 — to be [at]; to exist; to have.

잇다 (Middle Korean): to be (at a place); to exist

Definitions

  1. to be (at a place); to exist

Ancestry of “잇다”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Korean有叱to be [at]; to exist; to have

Words derived from “잇다”

Every word from Old Korean 有叱 →