Where does “공작실거리나무” come from?

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

공작실거리나무 (Korean): peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Definitions

  1. peacock flower (Caesalpinia pulcherrima)

Ancestry of “공작실거리나무”, step by step

공작실거리나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 실거리나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean실거리나무Mysore thorn (Biancaea decapetala)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 공작(孔雀)

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