Where does “작은곰자리” come from?

작은곰자리 (Korean) comes from Korean 곰, from Korean ㅁ, from Middle Korean ㅁ.

작은곰자리 (Korean): Ursa Minor

Definitions

  1. Ursa Minor

Ancestry of “작은곰자리”, step by step

작은곰자리 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koreanbear
2Korean-ness; -tion; -ment; the act of, the process of,...
3Middle Korean

via Korean 작은

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean작은small

via Korean 자리

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자리place occupied by something or someone; seat
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