Where does “고” come from?

고 (Korean) comes from Chinese 古, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga — old.

고 (Korean): and then; and; -ing

Definitions

  1. and then; and; -ing

Ancestry of “고”, step by step

고 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 古

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese古—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanr-gaold

via Korean 그

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean그that; he, she

via Middle Chinese 故

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese故—

Words derived from “고”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r-ga →Every word from Chinese 古 →