Where does “nili” come from?

nili (Chinese) comes from Korean 우리, from Middle Korean 우〮리〮, from Old Korean 吾里, from Old Korean 又 — we, us.

nili (Chinese): your

Definitions

  1. your

Ancestry of “nili”, step by step

nili traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 우리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean우리we, us; our; my
2Middle Korean우〮리〮—
3Old Korean吾里we; us; our
4Old Korean又we, us

via Chinese 你

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese你—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanna-ŋyou
Every word from Old Korean 又 →Every word from Old Korean 吾里 →Every word from Middle Korean 우〮리〮 →