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Where does “K-drama” come from?

K-drama (English) comes from English K, from English kilo-, from French kilo-, from Ancient Greek χίλιοι, from Proto-Hellenic *kʰehliyoi, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéslom, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

K-drama (English): Dramatic television series produced in South...

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  1. Dramatic television series produced in South...

Ancestry of “K-drama”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKThe ordinal number eleventh, derived from this...
2Englishkilo-API; In the International System of Units and...
3Frenchkilo-kilo-
4Ancient Greekχίλιοιthousand
5Proto-Hellenic*kʰehliyoi—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰéslomthousand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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