Where does “별바다” come from?

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

별바다 (Korean): (referring to the appearance of numerous stars floating in the sky on a clear day)

Definitions

  1. (referring to the appearance of numerous stars floating in the sky on a clear day)

Ancestry of “별바다”, step by step

별바다 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 별

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

via Korean 바다

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean바다sea; ocean
2Proto-Koreanpataksea; ocean
Every word from Old Korean 星利 →