Where does “옛날이야기” come from?

옛날이야기 (Korean) comes from Korean 옛날, from Korean 옛, from Middle Korean 녯.

옛날이야기 (Korean): an old story, old tale

Definitions

  1. an old story, old tale

Ancestry of “옛날이야기”, step by step

옛날이야기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 옛날

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean옛날the past; long ago; once upon a time
2Korean옛old; bygone
3Middle Korean녯—

via Korean 이야기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean이야기story; talk
2Middle Korean니야기—
Every word from Middle Korean 녯 →