Where does “겨” come from?

겨 (Korean) comes from Korean 기어, from Korean -어, from Middle Korean -어〮, from Old Korean 良 — The verbal and adjectival infinitive suffix.

겨 (Korean): bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)

Definitions

  1. bran, chaff, hull, husk (of grains)

Ancestry of “겨”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean기어yes, yeah
2Korean-어language
3Middle Korean-어〮—
4Old Korean良The verbal and adjectival infinitive suffix

Words derived from “겨”

Every word from Old Korean 良 →Every word from Korean -어 →Every word from Korean 기어 →