Where does “나무늘보” come from?

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

나무늘보 (Korean): sloth (mammal)

Definitions

  1. sloth (mammal)

Ancestry of “나무늘보”, step by step

나무늘보 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 늘보

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