Where does “두견새” come from?

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

두견새 (Korean): cuckoo (of small size)

Definitions

  1. cuckoo (of small size)

Ancestry of “두견새”, step by step

두견새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
2Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 두견(杜鵑)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean두견(杜鵑)—
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →