Where does “검은감나무” come from?

검은감나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 감나무, from Korean 감, from Chinese 甘, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-klum — sweet.

검은감나무 (Korean): black sapote tree

Definitions

  1. black sapote tree

Ancestry of “검은감나무”, step by step

검은감나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 감나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean감나무persimmon tree
2Korean감feeling; persimmon; material, fabric
3Chinese甘sweet
4Proto-Sino-Tibetans-klumsweet

via Korean 검은

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean검은see
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-klum →Every word from Chinese 甘 →Every word from Korean 감 →