Where does “나뭇가지” come from?

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

나뭇가지 (Korean): twig, branch

Definitions

  1. twig, branch

Ancestry of “나뭇가지”, step by step

나뭇가지 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 가지

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean가지kind or kinds; suspective of 가다; twig or branch
2Middle Chinese茄子—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →