Where does “星” come from?

星 (Korean) comes from Middle Chinese 성, from Japanese 性, from Middle Chinese 性.

Ancestry of “星”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese성—
2Japanese性the nature of something; sex, gender; gender
3Middle Chinese性—
Every word from Middle Chinese 性 →Every word from Japanese 性 →Every word from Middle Chinese 성 →