Where does “우리” come from?

우리 (Middle Korean) comes from Old Korean 吾里, from Old Korean 又 — we, us.

우리 (Middle Korean): we; us; cage, pen, coop

Definitions

  1. we; us; cage, pen, coop

Ancestry of “우리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Korean吾里we; us; our
2Old Korean又we, us
Every word from Old Korean 又 →Every word from Old Korean 吾里 →