Where does “左下” come from?

左下 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 左, from Japanese 右, from Middle Chinese 右.

左下 (Japanese): bottom left, lower left

Definitions

  1. bottom left, lower left

Ancestry of “左下”, step by step

左下 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 左

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese左left, the side of the left hand; a leftist; the...
2Japanese右right; the above statement, foregoing; the right...
3Middle Chinese右—

via Japanese 下

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese下the below; the lower portion, end; low in degree...
2Middle Chinese下—
Every word from Middle Chinese 右 →Every word from Japanese 右 →Every word from Japanese 左 →