Where does “유” come from?
유 (Korean) comes from English U, from Middle English v, from Old English u, from Latin F, from Old English ᚠ, from Etruscan 𐌅, from Ancient Greek ϝ, from Phoenician 𐤅.
유 (Korean): existence, possession; type, kind; oil
Definitions
- existence, possession; type, kind; oil
Ancestry of “유”, step by step
유 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English U
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | U | A U-turn; Abbreviation of university;... |
| 2 | Middle English | v | — |
| 3 | Old English | u | a letter of the Old English alphabet |
| 4 | Latin | F | — |
| 5 | Old English | ᚠ | the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh |
| 6 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 8 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 9 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |
via Middle Chinese 有
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Chinese | 有 | — |