Where does “Korea” come from?

Korea derives from Korean 고려, the name of the Goryeo dynasty that ruled the Korean peninsula from the 10th to 14th centuries.

Ancestry of “Korea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchCore—
2Korean고려consideration; reflection
3Chinese高麗Korean ginseng; cabbage
4Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
5Middle Dutchcol—
6Old Dutchkōl—
7Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
8Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
9Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—

Words derived from “Korea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós →Every word from Ancient Greek καυλός →Every word from Latin caulis →