Where does “말채나무” come from?

말채나무 (Korean) comes from Korean 말채, from Korean 채, from Chinese 車, from Proto-Tocharian kuk(ä)le, from Proto-Indo-European kʷékʷlos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

말채나무 (Korean): Walter's dogwood (Cornus walteri)

Definitions

  1. Walter's dogwood (Cornus walteri)

Ancestry of “말채나무”, step by step

말채나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 말채

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean말채horsewhip
2Korean채A whip; Counter for houses; A thin strip
3Chinese車—
4Proto-Tochariankuk(ä)lewagon, cart
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷékʷloswheel; circle
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Korean 나무

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

Words derived from “말채나무”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →