Where does “계수나무” come from?

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

계수나무 (Korean): katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

Definitions

  1. katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum)

Ancestry of “계수나무”, step by step

계수나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 계수(桂樹)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean계수(桂樹)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →