Where does “꽝꽝나무” come from?

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

꽝꽝나무 (Korean): box-leaved holly (Ilex crenata)

Definitions

  1. box-leaved holly (Ilex crenata)

Ancestry of “꽝꽝나무”, step by step

꽝꽝나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 꽝꽝

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