Where does “별따기” come from?

별따기 (Korean) comes from Korean 별, from Middle Korean 별〯, from Old Korean 星利 — star.

Ancestry of “별따기”, step by step

별따기 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 별

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean별star; special; extraordinary; different; unusual;...
2Middle Korean별〯—
3Old Korean星利star

via Korean [[따다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean[[따다—

via Korean 따기]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean따기]]—
Every word from Old Korean 星利 →Every word from Middle Korean 별〯 →Every word from Korean 별 →