Where does “위” come from?

위 (Korean) comes from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

위 (Korean): above, upper, upside, top

Definitions

  1. above, upper, upside, top

Ancestry of “위”, step by step

위 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 位

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese位—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Middle Korean 웋

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

Words derived from “위”

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