Where does “맞이” come from?

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

맞이 (Korean): welcoming, receiving, greeting

Definitions

  1. welcoming, receiving, greeting

Ancestry of “맞이”, step by step

맞이 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 [[맞다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[맞다

via Korean 맞]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean맞]]

Words derived from “맞이

Every word from Middle Korean Every word from Korean —이