Where does “매자나무” come from?

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

매자나무 (Korean): A barberry plant, particularly the Korean barberry (Berberis koreana)

Definitions

  1. A barberry plant, particularly the Korean barberry (Berberis koreana)

Ancestry of “매자나무”, step by step

매자나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 매자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean매자barberry fruit

Words derived from “매자나무”

Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →