Where does “가없이” come from?

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

가없이 (Korean): endlessly, limitlessly

Definitions

  1. endlessly, limitlessly

Ancestry of “가없이”, step by step

가없이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean —이

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 Koreanperson

via Korean [[가없다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[가없다

via Korean 가없-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가없-]]
Every word from Middle Korean Every word from Korean —이