Where does “미림” come from?

미림 (Korean) comes from Japanese 味醂, from Japanese 味, from Old Japanese 味, from Proto-Japonic *anti — flavor, taste.

미림 (Korean): mirin Japanese cooking wine

Definitions

  1. mirin Japanese cooking wine

Ancestry of “미림”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese味醂mirin, a type of Japanese sake used for cooking
2Japanese味clever, smart, witty; mysterious, strange; a...
3Old Japanese味flavor, flavour
4Proto-Japonic*antiflavor, taste
Every word from Proto-Japonic *anti →Every word from Old Japanese 味 →Every word from Japanese 味 →