Where does “별똥별” come from?

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

별똥별 (Korean): shooting star; meteor

Definitions

  1. shooting star; meteor

Ancestry of “별똥별”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean별똥meteor; shooting star
2Korean별star; special; extraordinary; different; unusual;...
3Middle Korean별〯—
4Old Korean星利star
Every word from Old Korean 星利 →
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