Where does “형제” come from?

형제 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 兄弟, from Old Chinese 兄弟.

형제 (Korean): brothers

Definitions

  1. brothers

Ancestry of “형제”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese兄弟—
2Old Chinese兄弟—
Every word from Old Chinese 兄弟 →Every word from Middle Chinese 兄弟 →