Where does “갈나무” come from?

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

갈나무 (Korean): Japanese emperor oak

Definitions

  1. Japanese emperor oak

Ancestry of “갈나무”, step by step

갈나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 갈

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean갈common reed
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →