Where does “먹황새” come from?

먹황새 (Korean) comes from Korean 먹, from Korean -보, from Middle Chinese 補.

먹황새 (Korean): The black stork, "Ciconia nigra"

Definitions

  1. The black stork, "Ciconia nigra"

Ancestry of “먹황새”, step by step

먹황새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 먹

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean먹ink stick
2Korean-보an agent noun-deriving suffix attached after a specific noun, verb, adjective or root
3Middle Chinese補—

via Korean 황새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean황새oriental stork; any of the birds in the genus...
Every word from Middle Chinese 補 →Every word from Korean -보 →Every word from Korean 먹 →