Where does “우리집” come from?

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

우리집 (Korean): my house; my family's house; my family

Definitions

  1. my house; my family's house; my family

Ancestry of “우리집”, step by step

우리집 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 집

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean집home; house; household; sheath, case
2Chinese集—
Every word from Old Korean 又 →