Where does “가문비나무” come from?

가문비나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 나무, from Proto-Korean namok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

가문비나무 (Korean): dark-bark spruce (Picea jezoensis)

Definitions

  1. dark-bark spruce (Picea jezoensis)

Ancestry of “가문비나무”, step by step

가문비나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean나무tree; wood
2Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 가문비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가문비—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →