Where does “별무늬” come from?

별무늬 (Korean) comes from Korean 무늬, from Korean 문, from Middle Chinese 紋.

별무늬 (Korean): star pattern; starspot

Definitions

  1. star pattern; starspot

Ancestry of “별무늬”, step by step

별무늬 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 무늬

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean무늬pattern, design
2Korean문door
3Middle Chinese紋—

via Korean 별

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