Where does “오른쪽” come from?
오른쪽 (Korean) comes from Korean 쪽, from Korean 족, from Chinese 族.
오른쪽 (Korean): right-hand; the right side
Definitions
- right-hand; the right side
Ancestry of “오른쪽”, step by step
오른쪽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 쪽
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 쪽 | a part, piece; page; face |
| 2 | Korean | 족 | foot; used to form nouns with the meaning "to... |
| 3 | Chinese | 族 | — |
via Korean 오른
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 오른 | right, right-hand; past adnominal of 오르다 |