Where does “북쪽” come from?

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

북쪽 (Korean): north, northward

Definitions

  1. north, northward

Ancestry of “북쪽”, step by step

북쪽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 쪽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쪽a part, piece; page; face
2Korean족foot; used to form nouns with the meaning "to...
3Chinese族—

via Korean 북(北)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean북(北)—
Every word from Chinese 族 →Every word from Korean 족 →Every word from Korean 쪽 →