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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Core | — |
| 2 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 3 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 4 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 7 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
Words derived from “Korea”