Where does “갈이” come from?

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

갈이 (Korean): ploughing, tilling

Definitions

  1. ploughing, tilling

Ancestry of “갈이”, step by step

갈이 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 Korean이person

via Korean [[갈다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[갈다—

via Korean 갈-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean갈-]]—
Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →