Where does “나무딸기” come from?

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

나무딸기 (Korean): any berry from a tree

Definitions

  1. any berry from a tree

Ancestry of “나무딸기”, step by step

나무딸기 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 딸기

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