Where does “개비” come from?

개비 (Korean) comes from Chinese 改, from Japanese 回, from Middle Chinese 回.

개비 (Korean): wood; split wood

Definitions

  1. wood; split wood

Ancestry of “개비”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese改to change
2Japanese回time, occasion; turn, round; inning
3Middle Chinese回—

Words derived from “개비”

Every word from Middle Chinese 回 →Every word from Japanese 回 →Every word from Chinese 改 →