Where does “검은등할미새” come from?

검은등할미새 (Korean) comes from Korean 할미새, from Korean 새, from Korean 사이 — gap; space between.

검은등할미새 (Korean): Japanese wagtail

Definitions

  1. Japanese wagtail

Ancestry of “검은등할미새”, step by step

검은등할미새 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 할미새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean할미새wagtail
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 등

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean등back of a person or animal; lantern; rank

via Korean 검은

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean검은see
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →Every word from Korean 할미새 →