Where does “koori” come from?

koori (Woleaian) comes from Japanese 氷, from Middle Chinese 冰.

koori (Woleaian): ice

Definitions

  1. ice

Ancestry of “koori”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese氷ice; a cold and sharp object, as a shard of ice;...
2Middle Chinese冰—
Every word from Middle Chinese 冰 →Every word from Japanese 氷 →