Where does “左右” come from?
左右 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 左, from Japanese 右, from Middle Chinese 右.
左右 (Japanese): left and right; both sides; control
Definitions
- left and right; both sides; control
Ancestry of “左右”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 左 | left, the side of the left hand; a leftist; the... |
| 2 | Japanese | 右 | right; the above statement, foregoing; the right... |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 右 | — |