Where does “미닫이문” come from?
미닫이문 (Korean) comes from Korean 미닫이, from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.
Ancestry of “미닫이문”, step by step
미닫이문 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 미닫이
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 미닫이 | sliding door |
| 2 | Korean | —이 | For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes |
| 3 | Middle Korean | 이 | person |
via Korean 문(門)
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 문(門) | — |