Where does “롱다리” come from?

롱다리 (Korean) comes from Korean 다리, from Korean 다른, from Korean 다르다 — different.

롱다리 (Korean): A long-legged thing, usually a person

Definitions

  1. A long-legged thing, usually a person

Ancestry of “롱다리”, step by step

롱다리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 다리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean다리bridge; leg; arm
2Korean다른different, other
3Korean다르다different

via Korean en:long

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanen:long—
Every word from Korean 다르다 →Every word from Korean 다른 →Every word from Korean 다리 →