Where does “돌물떼새” come from?
돌물떼새 (Korean) comes from Korean 돌, from English dhole, from Kannada ತೋಳ, from Proto-Dravidian *tokktōẓ-.
돌물떼새 (Korean): Eurasian stone-curlew
Ancestry of “돌물떼새”, step by step
돌물떼새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 돌
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 돌 | stone, pebble; stone; Clipping of 라이터돌 |
| 2 | English | dhole | An Asian wild dog, "Cuon alpinus" |
| 3 | Kannada | ತೋಳ | the Indian wolf; "Canis lupus pallipes" |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *tokktōẓ- | — |
via Korean 물떼새
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 물떼새 | plover, lapwing |
| 2 | Korean | 새 | bird; new; Alternative form of 사이 |
| 3 | Korean | 사이 | gap; space between |