Where does “개” come from?

개 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 가히〮, from Old Korean 犬伊.

개 (Korean): dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...

Definitions

  1. dog; someone who does the bidding of another;...

Ancestry of “개”, step by step

개 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean 가히〮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean가히〮—
2Old Korean犬伊—

via Chinese 個

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese個—

Words derived from “개”

Every word from Old Korean 犬伊 →Every word from Middle Korean 가히〮 →