Where does “능금나무” come from?

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

능금나무 (Korean): Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)

Definitions

  1. Chinese pearleaf crabapple (Malus asiatica)

Ancestry of “능금나무”, step by step

능금나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 능금

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean능금fruit of the Chinese pearleaf crabapple
2Middle Chinese林檎—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →