Where does “검둥오리” come from?

검둥오리 (Korean) comes from Korean 오리 — duck in general, especially domesticated.

검둥오리 (Korean): The black scoter, "Melanitta nigra"

Definitions

  1. The black scoter, "Melanitta nigra"

Ancestry of “검둥오리”, step by step

검둥오리 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 오리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean오리duck in general, especially domesticated

via Korean 검둥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean검둥
Every word from Korean 오리