Where does “흰목벌잡이새” come from?
흰목벌잡이새 (Korean) comes from Korean 목, from Korean 목요일, from Latin diēs Jovis.
흰목벌잡이새 (Korean): white-fronted bee-eater
Definitions
- white-fronted bee-eater
Ancestry of “흰목벌잡이새”, step by step
흰목벌잡이새 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 목
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 목 | neck; head, especially when it's severed from... |
| 2 | Korean | 목요일 | Thursday |
| 3 | Latin | diēs Jovis | — |
via Korean 벌잡이새
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 벌잡이새 | bee-eater |
| 2 | Korean | 새 | bird; new; Alternative form of 사이 |
| 3 | Korean | 사이 | gap; space between |
via Korean 흰
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 흰 | attributive form of 희다 |