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

  1. a suffix deriving a passive verb; a suffix...

Ancestry of “리”, step by step

리 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 里

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese里—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanr/g-wavillage

via Japanese 厘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese厘a hundredth (generally)

via Middle Chinese 裏

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese裏—

Words derived from “리”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan r/g-wa →Every word from Chinese 里 →