Where does “장다리물떼새” come from?

장다리물떼새 (Korean) comes from Korean 다리, from Korean 다른, from Korean 다르다 — different.

장다리물떼새 (Korean): black-winged stilt

Definitions

  1. black-winged stilt

Ancestry of “장다리물떼새”, step by step

장다리물떼새 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 다리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean다리bridge; leg; arm
2Korean다른different, other
3Korean다르다different

via Korean 물떼새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물떼새plover, lapwing
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 장(長)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean장(長)—
Every word from Korean 다르다 →Every word from Korean 다른 →Every word from Korean 다리 →
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