Where does “서쪽” come from?

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

서쪽 (Korean): west

Definitions

  1. west

Ancestry of “서쪽”, step by step

서쪽 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 서(西)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean서(西)
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