Where does “멧도요” come from?

멧도요 (Korean) comes from Korean 메 — mountain, hill; bindweed; of the mountains; thus...

멧도요 (Korean): Eurasian woodcock

Definitions

  1. Eurasian woodcock

Ancestry of “멧도요”, step by step

멧도요 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanmountain, hill; bindweed; of the mountains; thus...

via Korean 도요

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean도요snipe, sandpiper
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