Where does “꿀빨기새” come from?

꿀빨기새 (Korean) comes from Korean 꿀, from Proto-Korean puskwuL.

꿀빨기새 (Korean): honeyeater

Definitions

  1. honeyeater

Ancestry of “꿀빨기새”, step by step

꿀빨기새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 꿀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꿀honey; enjoyable thing
2Proto-KoreanpuskwuL—

via Korean 새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
2Korean사이gap; space between
Every word from Proto-Korean puskwuL →