Where does “덜꿩나무” come from?

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

덜꿩나무 (Korean): beech viburnum (Viburnum erosum)

Definitions

  1. beech viburnum (Viburnum erosum)

Ancestry of “덜꿩나무”, step by step

덜꿩나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 덜꿩

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