Where does “왼쪽” come from?

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

왼쪽 (Korean): left side

Definitions

  1. left side

Ancestry of “왼쪽”, step by step

왼쪽 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 쪽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean쪽a part, piece; page; face
2Korean족foot; used to form nouns with the meaning "to...
3Chinese族—

via Korean 왼

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean왼left, left-hand
Every word from Chinese 族 →Every word from Korean 족 →Every word from Korean 쪽 →