Where does “휘파람새” come from?

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

휘파람새 (Korean): Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)

Definitions

  1. Manchurian bush warbler (Horornis canturians)

Ancestry of “휘파람새”, step by step

휘파람새 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 새

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

via Korean 휘파람

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean휘파람whistle; break wind

Words derived from “휘파람새”

Every word from Korean 사이 →