Where does “홍여새” come from?

홍여새 (Korean) comes from Korean 홍(紅).

홍여새 (Korean): Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

Definitions

  1. Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)

Ancestry of “홍여새”, step by step

홍여새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 홍(紅)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean홍(紅)

via Korean 여새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean여새waxwing bird of the genus
Every word from Korean 홍(紅)