Where does “箒星” come from?

箒星 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 箒 — broom.

箒星 (Japanese): comet

Definitions

  1. comet

Ancestry of “箒星”, step by step

箒星 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesebroom

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesea star; the Star; a celestial body
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