Where does “별나라” come from?

별나라 (Korean) comes from Korean 나라, from Japanese 奈良, from Old Japanese なら.

별나라 (Korean): the land of the stars

Definitions

  1. the land of the stars

Ancestry of “별나라”, step by step

별나라 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나라

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나라country, nation, kingdom; government; Chinese...
2Japanese奈良Nara city; Nara
3Old Japaneseなら—

via Korean 별

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean별star; special; extraordinary; different; unusual;...
2Middle Korean별〯—
3Old Korean星利star
Every word from Old Japanese なら →