Where does “左揃え” come from?
左揃え (Japanese) comes from Japanese 左, from Japanese 右, from Middle Chinese 右.
左揃え (Japanese): left alignment
Definitions
- left alignment
Ancestry of “左揃え”, step by step
左揃え traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Japanese 左
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
via Japanese 揃え
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | 揃え | — |