Where does “이” come from?
이 (Korean) comes from English E, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan 𐌄, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician 𐤄, from Egyptian 𓀠.
이 (Korean): this; this, this thing, this person; here
Definitions
- this; this, this thing, this person; here
Ancestry of “이”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | E | The ordinal number fifth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | E | — |
| 3 | Latin | E | — |
| 4 | Etruscan | 𐌄 | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ε | — |
| 6 | Phoenician | 𐤄 | that |
| 7 | Egyptian | 𓀠 | — |