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Where does “올” come from?

올 (Korean) comes from English all, from Middle English all, from Old English eall, from Proto-West Germanic all, from Proto-Germanic allaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

올 (Korean): the thread, strand, ply, warp; this year; Future...

Definitions

  1. the thread, strand, ply, warp; this year; Future...

Ancestry of “올”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallEvery individual or anything of the given class,...
2Middle Englishallall; all, every
3Old Englisheallall; whole, entire; everything
4Proto-West Germanicallall
5Proto-Germanicallazall
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “올”

  • 올겨울
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →