Where does “Hilagang Korea” come from?

Hilagang Korea (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog korea, from Spanish Correa, from Latin corrigia, from Latin corrigō, from Latin cōn-, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “Hilagang Korea”, step by step

Hilagang Korea traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog korea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogkoreabelt
2SpanishCorreabelt, band
3Latincorrigiashoelace, tie, thong for securing shoes to feet;...
4Latincorrigōto correct (set right)
5Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
6Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
7Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
8Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
11Middle Englishkyt
12Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
13Old High Germankuti
14Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
15Proto-Germanickweduzresin
16Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
17Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Tagalog hilaga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghilaganorth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Latin cōn-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-