Where does “모어” come from?
모어 (Korean) comes from Chinese 母語, from English mother tongue, from Middle English mother tonge.
모어 (Korean): mother tongue
Definitions
- mother tongue
Ancestry of “모어”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 母語 | mother tongue; native language; first language |
| 2 | English | mother tongue | The language one first learned; the language one... |
| 3 | Middle English | mother tonge | — |