Where does “위팔” come from?

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

위팔 (Korean): upper arm; in compounds brachial

Definitions

  1. upper arm; in compounds brachial

Ancestry of “위팔”, step by step

위팔 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 팔

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean팔arm; eight; eighth
2Middle Chinese八—

Words derived from “위팔”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-r(j)əp →