Where does “양반다리” come from?

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

양반다리 (Korean): sitting cross-legged

Definitions

  1. sitting cross-legged

Ancestry of “양반다리”, step by step

양반다리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 다리

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

via Korean 양반(兩班)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean양반(兩班)—
Every word from Korean 다르다 →Every word from Korean 다른 →Every word from Korean 다리 →