Where does “먼나무” come from?

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

먼나무 (Korean): Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda)

Definitions

  1. Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda)

Ancestry of “먼나무”, step by step

먼나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 먼

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