Where does “구기자나무” come from?

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

구기자나무 (Korean): Chinese boxthorn (Lycium chinensis)

Definitions

  1. Chinese boxthorn (Lycium chinensis)

Ancestry of “구기자나무”, step by step

구기자나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 구기자

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