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Where does “Sino-Korean” come from?

Sino-Korean (English) comes from English Korean, from English Korea, from Dutch Core, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl.

Sino-Korean (English): Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea;...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining both to China and to Korea;...

Ancestry of “Sino-Korean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKoreanOf or relating to the Asian Peninsula comprising...
2EnglishKorea—
3DutchCore—
4Korean고려consideration; reflection
5Chinese高麗Korean ginseng; cabbage
6Dutchkoolcabbage; coal; carbon
7Middle Dutchcol—
8Old Dutchkōl—
9Latincaulisdative plural of caulae; ablative plural of...
10Ancient Greekκαυλόςstem, stalk; shaft
11Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂ulós—
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