Where does “이것” come from?
이것 (Korean) comes from Korean 이, from English E, from Old English E, from Latin E, from Etruscan 𐌄, from Ancient Greek ε, from Phoenician 𐤄, from Egyptian 𓀠.
이것 (Korean): this
Ancestry of “이것”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Korean | 이 | this; this, this thing, this person; here |
| 2 | English | E | The ordinal number fifth, derived from this... |
| 3 | Old English | E | — |
| 4 | Latin | E | — |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌄 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ε | — |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤄 | that |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓀠 | — |