Where does “검은머리촉새” come from?

검은머리촉새 (Korean) comes from Korean 촉새, from Korean 새, from Korean 사이 — gap; space between.

검은머리촉새 (Korean): yellow-breasted bunting

Definitions

  1. yellow-breasted bunting

Ancestry of “검은머리촉새”, step by step

검은머리촉새 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 촉새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean촉새black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala)
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 머리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머리head; intelligence; hair
2Chinese麻帝—

via Korean 검은

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