Where does “붙박이별” come from?

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

붙박이별 (Korean): fixed star

Definitions

  1. fixed star

Ancestry of “붙박이별”, step by step

붙박이별 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 붙박이

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean붙박이
Every word from Old Korean 星利