Where does “Ziemeļkoreja” come from?
Ziemeļkoreja (Latvian) comes from Latvian Koreja, from Korean 고려, from Chinese 高麗, from Dutch kool, from Middle Dutch col, from Old Dutch kōl, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός.
Ancestry of “Ziemeļkoreja”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | Koreja | Korea; Koreja |
| 2 | Korean | 고려 | consideration; reflection |
| 3 | Chinese | 高麗 | Korean ginseng; cabbage |
| 4 | Dutch | kool | cabbage; coal; carbon |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | col | — |
| 6 | Old Dutch | kōl | — |
| 7 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |