Where does “청나라” come from?

청나라 (Korean) comes from Korean 나라, from Japanese 奈良, from Old Japanese なら.

청나라 (Korean): Qing dynasty

Definitions

  1. Qing dynasty

Ancestry of “청나라”, step by step

청나라 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나라

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나라country, nation, kingdom; government; Chinese...
2Japanese奈良Nara city; Nara
3Old Japaneseなら—

via Korean ^청(淸)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean^청(淸)—
Every word from Old Japanese なら →Every word from Japanese 奈良 →Every word from Korean 나라 →