Where does “sørkoreansk” come from?
sørkoreansk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sør, from Old Norse syðri, from Proto-Germanic sunþrizô, from Proto-Germanic sunþraz, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂únt(e)ros, from Proto-Indo-European sóh₂wl̥ — sun.
sørkoreansk (Norwegian Bokmål): South Korean
Definitions
- South Korean
Ancestry of “sørkoreansk”, step by step
sørkoreansk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sør
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sør | south |
| 2 | Old Norse | syðri | more southerly; most southerly |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | sunþrizô | comparative degree of *sunþraz |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sunþraz | south, southern |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂únt(e)ros | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sóh₂wl̥ | sun |
via Norwegian Bokmål koreansk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | koreansk | Korean |