Where does “-히” come from?

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

-히 (Korean): ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb

Definitions

  1. ly; an adverb-deriving suffix, attaching primarily to adjectives formed by the light verb

Ancestry of “-히”, 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 “-히”

Every word from Middle Korean 이 →