Where does “길거리” come from?

길거리 (Korean) comes from Korean 길, from Chinese 吉, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-kjit — happy; pleased.

길거리 (Korean): A thoroughfare; a busy street

Definitions

  1. A thoroughfare; a busy street

Ancestry of “길거리”, step by step

길거리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 길

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean길road, path; means, course; conduct, moral
2Chinese吉—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-kjithappy; pleased

via Korean 거리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean거리road, street; a component ceremony of a "gut"...
2Chinese距離distance; to be apart

Words derived from “길거리”

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