Where does “가까이” come from?

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

가까이 (Korean): closely; close together

Definitions

  1. closely; close together

Ancestry of “가까이”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Korean이person
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →