Where does “하늘의 별 따기” come from?
하늘의 별 따기 (Korean) comes from Korean 하늘, from Old Korean 하ᄂᆞᆶ, from Old Korean 天乙 — sky; heaven.
하늘의 별 따기 (Korean): get blood out of a stone
Definitions
- get blood out of a stone
Ancestry of “하늘의 별 따기”, step by step
하늘의 별 따기 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 하늘
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 하늘 | sky; heaven; heavenly god |
| 2 | Old Korean | 하ᄂᆞᆶ | — |
| 3 | Old Korean | 天乙 | sky; heaven |
via Korean 별
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 별 | star; special; extraordinary; different; unusual;... |
| 2 | Middle Korean | 별〯 | — |
| 3 | Old Korean | 星利 | star |
via Korean [[따다
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | [[따다 | — |