Where does “검양옻나무” come from?

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

검양옻나무 (Korean): wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum)

Definitions

  1. wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum)

Ancestry of “검양옻나무”, step by step

검양옻나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 옻나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean옻나무Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 검양

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