Where does “꽃사과나무” come from?

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

꽃사과나무 (Korean): Japanese flowering crabapple (Malus floribunda)

Definitions

  1. Japanese flowering crabapple (Malus floribunda)

Ancestry of “꽃사과나무”, step by step

꽃사과나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 사과나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사과나무apple tree
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 꽃

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean꽃flower; flowering plant; prime; central part;...
2Proto-Koreankwoco—

Words derived from “꽃사과나무”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →