Where does “안” come from?

안 (Korean) comes from Korean 아니, from Middle Korean [[아니, from Old Korean 不知, from Japanese 知, from Middle Chinese 智.

안 (Korean): inside; interior; not

Definitions

  1. inside; interior; not

Ancestry of “안”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아니no; not; no; oh; why; my
2Middle Korean[[아니—
3Old Korean不知Noun negating an adjacent noun or noun phrase
4Japanese知wisdom
5Middle Chinese智—

Words derived from “안”

Every word from Middle Chinese 智 →Every word from Japanese 知 →Every word from Old Korean 不知 →