Where does “하리” come from?

하리 (Middle Korean) comes from Middle Korean -이, from Old Korean 是 — Nominative case marker.

하리 (Middle Korean): slander

Definitions

  1. slander

Ancestry of “하리”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean-이—
2Old Korean是Nominative case marker
Every word from Old Korean 是 →Every word from Middle Korean -이 →
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