Where does “左利き” come from?

左利き (Japanese) comes from Japanese 左, from Japanese 右, from Middle Chinese 右.

左利き (Japanese): the ability to use a left hand better than a...

Definitions

  1. the ability to use a left hand better than a...

Ancestry of “左利き”, step by step

左利き 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 利き

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese利きeffective
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