Where does “우” come from?

우 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 웋, from Old Korean 上只 — top; above.

우 (Korean): right side

Definitions

  1. right side

Ancestry of “우”, step by step

우 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Korean 웋

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean웋above, upper, upside, top
2Old Korean上只top; above

via Chinese 又

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese又—

via Middle Chinese 宇

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese宇—

Words derived from “우”

Every word from Old Korean 上只 →Every word from Middle Korean 웋 →