Where does “남쪽” come from?

남쪽 (Korean) comes from Korean 쪽, from Korean 족, from Chinese 族.

남쪽 (Korean): The South

Definitions

  1. The South

Ancestry of “남쪽”, step by step

남쪽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreana part, piece; page; face
2Koreanfoot; used to form nouns with the meaning "to...
3Chinese

via Korean 남(南)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean남(南)
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