Where does “댕기물떼새” come from?

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

댕기물떼새 (Korean): northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Definitions

  1. northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)

Ancestry of “댕기물떼새”, step by step

댕기물떼새 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 댕기

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean댕기cloth or ribbon tied to the end of a braid
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →Every word from Korean 물떼새 →