Where does “高句麗” come from?

高句麗 (Japanese) comes from Old Korean こうくり.

高句麗 (Japanese): something very unfortunate and scary

Definitions

  1. something very unfortunate and scary

Ancestry of “高句麗”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Koreanこうくり
Every word from Old Korean こうくり
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