Where does “접이식” come from?

접이식 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

접이식 (Korean): foldable

Definitions

  1. foldable

Ancestry of “접이식”, step by step

접이식 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean —이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean—이For non-honorific nouns ending in consonants, the nominative case particle marking it as the subject of a verb or adjective; see also Usage Notes
2Middle Koreanperson

via Korean [[접다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[접다

via Korean 식(式)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean식(式)
Every word from Middle Korean Every word from Korean —이