Where does “열대새” come from?

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

열대새 (Korean): tropicbird bird of the genus Phaeton

Definitions

  1. tropicbird bird of the genus Phaeton

Ancestry of “열대새”, step by step

열대새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 새

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

via Korean 열대(熱帶)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean열대(熱帶)—
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →