Where does “원” come from?
원 (Korean) comes from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
원 (Korean): won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =...
Definitions
- won; the official currency of South Korea, sign =...
Ancestry of “원”, step by step
원 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English One
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Sinitic 圓
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinitic | 圓 | — |
via Chinese 圓
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 圓 | circular, round; yuan, yen, dollar; round |