Where does “나무타기사촌” come from?

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

나무타기사촌 (Korean): wallcreeper

Definitions

  1. wallcreeper

Ancestry of “나무타기사촌”, step by step

나무타기사촌 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 사촌

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean사촌first cousin
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk