Where does “미닫이” come from?

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

미닫이 (Korean): sliding door

Definitions

  1. sliding door

Ancestry of “미닫이”, step by step

미닫이 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 Korean이person

via Korean [[닫다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[닫다—

via Korean 닫-]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean닫-]]—

Words derived from “미닫이”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →