Where does “같이” come from?

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

같이 (Korean): with, together; like, in a similar way; every...

Definitions

  1. with, together; like, in a similar way; every...

Ancestry of “같이”, 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

Words derived from “같이”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →