Where does “-요” come from?

-요 (Korean) comes from Korean —이, from Middle Korean 이 — person.

-요 (Korean): A particle attached to

Definitions

  1. A particle attached to

Ancestry of “-요”, step by step

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 Korean이person

Words derived from “-요”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →Every word from Korean —이 →