Where does “고욤나무” come from?

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

고욤나무 (Korean): date-plum tree

Definitions

  1. date-plum tree

Ancestry of “고욤나무”, step by step

고욤나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 고욤

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