Where does “korea” come from?
korea (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek χορεία, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
korea (Finnish): beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea
Definitions
- beautiful, decorated; Korean; chorea
Ancestry of “korea”, step by step
korea traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ancient Greek χορεία
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | χορεία | dance, especially choral dance with music; any... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | -είᾱ | Superficially appears in abstract nouns derived from σ-stem adjectives, with the true suffix being |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |
via Korean ^고려
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | ^고려 | — |
via Proto-Finnic koreda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | koreda | — |