Where does “님나무” come from?

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

님나무 (Korean): neem tree

Definitions

  1. neem tree

Ancestry of “님나무”, step by step

님나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Hindi नीम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiनीमneem
2Urduنیمrule; law; principle
3Sanskritनिम्बAzadirachta indica; margosa or neem tree
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →