Where does “이어” come from?

이어 (Korean) comes from Chinese 魚, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋja — fish; tusk; tooth.

이어 (Korean): following; continuously

Definitions

  1. following; continuously

Ancestry of “이어”, step by step

이어 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 魚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese魚fish
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋjafish; tusk; tooth

via Korean 잇다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean잇다to join, to piece together, to connect; to...

via Chinese 鯉

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese鯉—

Words derived from “이어”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋja →Every word from Chinese 魚 →