Where does “머귀나무” come from?

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

머귀나무 (Korean): Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, the ailanthus-like prickly ash

Definitions

  1. Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, the ailanthus-like prickly ash

Ancestry of “머귀나무”, step by step

머귀나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 머귀

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean머귀—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →