Where does “이리” come from?

이리 (Korean) comes from Middle Korean 이〮, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

이리 (Korean): to this place, hither, here

Definitions

  1. to this place, hither, here

Ancestry of “이리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean이〮this; person
2Old Korean是Nominative case marker

Words derived from “이리”

Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Middle Korean 이〮 →