Where does “-이-” come from?

-이- (Korean) comes from Middle Korean -이〮-.

-이- (Korean): A verbal suffix deriving the stems of causative verbs, attaching to verb or adjective stems which end in a vowel, an aspirate consonant

Definitions

  1. A verbal suffix deriving the stems of causative verbs, attaching to verb or adjective stems which end in a vowel, an aspirate consonant

Ancestry of “-이-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean-이〮-

Words derived from “-이-

Every word from Middle Korean -이〮-