Where does “나무껍질” come from?

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

나무껍질 (Korean): bark of a tree

Definitions

  1. bark of a tree

Ancestry of “나무껍질”, step by step

나무껍질 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 껍질

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean껍질skin (of fruit), rind
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →