Where does “게물떼새” come from?

게물떼새 (Korean) comes from Korean 물떼새, from Korean 새, from Korean 사이 — gap; space between.

게물떼새 (Korean): crab plover

Definitions

  1. crab plover

Ancestry of “게물떼새”, step by step

게물떼새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 물떼새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물떼새plover, lapwing
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 게

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean게crab
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →Every word from Korean 물떼새 →