Where does “두릅나무” come from?

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

두릅나무 (Korean): Aralia elata, whose young shoots are eaten in the spring

Definitions

  1. Aralia elata, whose young shoots are eaten in the spring

Ancestry of “두릅나무”, step by step

두릅나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 두릅

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean두릅young shoots of Aralia elata, often eaten in the spring
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →