Where does “높낮이” come from?

높낮이 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

높낮이 (Korean): high and low

Definitions

  1. high and low

Ancestry of “높낮이”, step by step

높낮이 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean —이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Koreanperson

via Korean [[낮다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[낮다

via Korean [[높다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[높다
Every word from Middle Korean Every word from Korean —이