Where does “우리” come from?

우리 (Jeju) comes from Middle Korean 우〮리〮, from Old Korean 吾里, from Old Korean 又 — we, us.

우리 (Jeju): we, us

Definitions

  1. we, us

Ancestry of “우리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean우〮리〮—
2Old Korean吾里we; us; our
3Old Korean又we, us
Every word from Old Korean 又 →Every word from Old Korean 吾里 →Every word from Middle Korean 우〮리〮 →