Where does “윗-” come from?

윗- (Korean) comes from Korean -ㅅ-, from Old Korean 叱 — Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns.

윗- (Korean): upper, higher, senior

Definitions

  1. upper, higher, senior

Ancestry of “윗-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean-ㅅ-—
2Old Korean叱Genitive case marker, chiefly for inanimate nouns

Words derived from “윗-”

Every word from Old Korean 叱 →Every word from Korean -ㅅ- →
윗- — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer