Where does “ri” come from?
ri is a Korean word of unknown origin and meaning that has not been traced to earlier language sources.
ri (English): Synonym of li as a Korean unit of distance...
Definitions
- Synonym of li as a Korean unit of distance...
Ancestry of “ri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 리 | a suffix deriving a passive verb; a suffix... |
| 2 | Chinese | 里 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | r/g-wa | village |