Where does “갈매나무” come from?

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

갈매나무 (Korean): Dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus dahurica)

Definitions

  1. Dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus dahurica)

Ancestry of “갈매나무”, step by step

갈매나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 갈매

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