Where does “별말” come from?

별말 (Korean) comes from Korean 말, from Chinese 末.

별말 (Korean): unexpected or strange word(s), nonsensical remark

Definitions

  1. unexpected or strange word(s), nonsensical remark

Ancestry of “별말”, step by step

별말 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말word, speech, language; horse; sawhorse
2Chinese末—

via Korean 별(別)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean별(別)—
Every word from Chinese 末 →Every word from Korean 말 →