Where does “큰코뿔새” come from?
큰코뿔새 (Korean) comes from Korean 코뿔새, from Korean 새, from Korean 사이 — gap; space between.
큰코뿔새 (Korean): great hornbill
Ancestry of “큰코뿔새”, step by step
큰코뿔새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 코뿔새
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 코뿔새 | rhinoceros hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros) |
| 2 | Korean | 새 | bird; new; Alternative form of 사이 |
| 3 | Korean | 사이 | gap; space between |
via Korean 큰
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Korean | 큰 | conjugative form of: big; grown up |
| 2 | Korean | 크다 | big, large, great; to grow; to get bigger |