Where does “딸아이” come from?
딸아이 (Korean) comes from Korean 아이, from English I, from Old French i, from Latin hīc, from Latin heic, from Latin hic, from Proto-Italic hek(e), from Proto-Indo-European gʰi-ḱe — resin, gum; to say, speak.
딸아이 (Korean): (my/our) young daughter (when talking to other people)
Definitions
- (my/our) young daughter (when talking to other people)
Ancestry of “딸아이”, step by step
딸아이 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 아이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 아이 | child |
| 2 | English | I | The speaker or writer, referred to as the... |
| 3 | Old French | i | there |
| 4 | Latin | hīc | this; these in the plural |
| 5 | Latin | heic | — |
| 6 | Latin | hic | this; these in the plural |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hek(e) | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰi-ḱe | this, here |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 10 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 11 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 12 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
via Korean 딸
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 딸 | daughter female child |