Where does “회색딱새” come from?

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

회색딱새 (Korean): spotted flycatcher

Definitions

  1. spotted flycatcher

Ancestry of “회색딱새”, step by step

회색딱새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 딱새

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean딱새Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
2Korean새bird; new; Alternative form of 사이
3Korean사이gap; space between

via Korean 회색(灰色)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean회색(灰色)—
Every word from Korean 사이 →Every word from Korean 새 →Every word from Korean 딱새 →