Where does “별일” come from?

별일 (Korean) comes from Korean 일 — work; a fact, an event, a situation; deed.

별일 (Korean): an unusual event; an odd thing, a strange thing

Definitions

  1. an unusual event; an odd thing, a strange thing

Ancestry of “별일”, step by step

별일 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 일

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean일work; a fact, an event, a situation; deed

via Middle Chinese 別

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Chinese別—
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