Where does “너나들이” come from?

너나들이 (Korean) comes from Korean 나, from Middle Korean 나 — I; me.

너나들이 (Korean): a friend, a companion

Definitions

  1. a friend, a companion

Ancestry of “너나들이”, step by step

너나들이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나I, the first-person singular plain pronoun;...
2Middle Korean나I; me

via Korean 너

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean너second-person singular informal pronoun; you
2Middle Korean너you

via Korean 들이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean들이—
Every word from Middle Korean 나 →Every word from Korean 나 →