Where does “별똥만발” come from?

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

별똥만발 (Korean): meteor outburst

Definitions

  1. meteor outburst

Ancestry of “별똥만발”, step by step

별똥만발 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 별똥

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean별똥meteor; shooting star
2Koreanstar; special; extraordinary; different; unusual;...
3Middle Korean별〯
4Old Korean星利star

via Korean 만발(滿發)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean만발(滿發)
Every word from Old Korean 星利