Where does “덩굴옻나무” come from?

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

덩굴옻나무 (Korean): Asian poison ivy (Toxicodendron orientale)

Definitions

  1. Asian poison ivy (Toxicodendron orientale)

Ancestry of “덩굴옻나무”, step by step

덩굴옻나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 옻나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean옻나무Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 덩굴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean덩굴vine, runner
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →