Where does “우리말” come from?

우리말 (Korean) comes from Korean 우리, from Middle Korean 우〮리〮, from Old Korean 吾里, from Old Korean 又 — we, us.

우리말 (Korean): the Korean language

Definitions

  1. the Korean language

Ancestry of “우리말”, step by step

우리말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 우리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean우리we, us; our; my
2Middle Korean우〮리〮—
3Old Korean吾里we; us; our
4Old Korean又we, us

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

Words derived from “우리말”

Every word from Old Korean 又 →