Where does “나날이” come from?
나날이 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.
나날이 (Korean): day after day; from day to day; as day follows day (increasingly)
Definitions
- day after day; from day to day; as day follows day (increasingly)
Ancestry of “나날이”, step by step
나날이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean —이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |
via Korean 나날
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 나날 | everyday life, daily life |
| 2 | Korean | 날 | day, time; blade, edge; warp, the longitudinal... |