Where does “새천년” come from?

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

새천년 (Korean): new millennium; the 21st century

Definitions

  1. new millennium; the 21st century

Ancestry of “새천년”, step by step

새천년 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 새

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

via Korean 천년

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean천년a millennium; a thousand years
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →
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