Where does “되지빠귀” come from?

되지빠귀 (Korean) comes from Korean 되, from Korean 두, from Chinese 頭.

되지빠귀 (Korean): grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum)

Definitions

  1. grey-backed thrush (Turdus hortulorum)

Ancestry of “되지빠귀”, step by step

되지빠귀 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 되

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean되A unit of volume equivalent to about 1.8L
2Korean두two
3Chinese頭—

via Korean 지빠귀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean지빠귀thrush bird in the family
Every word from Chinese 頭 →Every word from Korean 두 →Every word from Korean 되 →