Where does “왼다리” come from?

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

왼다리 (Korean): left leg

Definitions

  1. left leg

Ancestry of “왼다리”, step by step

왼다리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 다리

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

via Korean 왼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean왼left, left-hand
Every word from Korean 다르다 →Every word from Korean 다른 →Every word from Korean 다리 →