Where does “—이” come from?

—이 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 이 — person.

—이 (Korean): For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes

Definitions

  1. For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes

Ancestry of “—이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Koreanperson

Words derived from “—이

Every word from Middle Korean