Where does “웃어른” come from?

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

웃어른 (Korean): senior

Definitions

  1. senior

Ancestry of “웃어른”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean웃-upper, up-, super
2Korean우right side
3Middle Korean웋above, upper, upside, top
4Old Korean上只top; above
Every word from Old Korean 上只 →