Where does “모새나무” come from?

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

모새나무 (Korean): sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)

Definitions

  1. sea bilberry (Vaccinium bracteatum)

Ancestry of “모새나무”, step by step

모새나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 모새

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