Where does “나라” come from?

나라 (Korean) comes from Japanese 奈良, from Old Japanese なら.

나라 (Korean): country, nation, kingdom; government; Chinese...

Definitions

  1. country, nation, kingdom; government; Chinese...

Ancestry of “나라”, step by step

나라 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 奈良

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese奈良Nara city; Nara
2Old Japaneseなら

via Old Korean 國惡

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Korean國惡country

Words derived from “나라

Every word from Old Japanese なら