Where does “덧나무” come from?

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

덧나무 (Korean): Japanese red elder (Sambucus sieboldiana)

Definitions

  1. Japanese red elder (Sambucus sieboldiana)

Ancestry of “덧나무”, step by step

덧나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 덧

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean덧in addition, repeated, double, re-, overlapping
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →