Where does “별찌” come from?

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

별찌 (Korean): meteor; shooting star

Definitions

  1. meteor; shooting star

Ancestry of “별찌”, step by step

별찌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

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

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreancork, float, bobber
Every word from Old Korean 星利Every word from Middle Korean 별〯Every word from Korean
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