Where does “강아지” come from?
강아지 (Korean) comes from Korean 가히, from Korean -히, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.
강아지 (Korean): puppy; dog, doggy
Definitions
- puppy; dog, doggy
Ancestry of “강아지”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 가히 | rightly (so); readily |
| 2 | Korean | -히 | ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb |
| 3 | Korean | —이 | 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 |
| 4 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |