Where does “아래위” come from?

아래위 (Korean) comes from Korean 위, from Chinese 位, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp — to stand.

아래위 (Korean): up and down

Definitions

  1. up and down

Ancestry of “아래위”, step by step

아래위 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 위

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean위above, upper, upside, top
2Chinese位—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-r(j)əpto stand

via Korean 아래

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean아래below, bottom, lower, underneath
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →Every word from Chinese 位 →Every word from Korean 위 →