Where does “리” come from?
리 (Korean) comes from Chinese 里, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r/g-wa — village.
리 (Korean): a suffix deriving a passive verb; a suffix...
Definitions
- a suffix deriving a passive verb; a suffix...
Ancestry of “리”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 里 | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | r/g-wa | village |