Where does “노랑멧새” come from?

노랑멧새 (Korean) comes from Korean 멧새, from Korean 새, from Korean 사이 — gap; space between.

노랑멧새 (Korean): yellowhammer

Definitions

  1. yellowhammer

Ancestry of “노랑멧새”, step by step

노랑멧새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 멧새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean멧새A bunting, particularly the meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides)
2Koreanbird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 노랑

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean노랑yellow
Every word from Korean 사이Every word from Korean Every word from Korean 멧새
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