Where does “목란나무” come from?

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

목란나무 (Korean): magnolia tree

Definitions

  1. magnolia tree

Ancestry of “목란나무”, step by step

목란나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 목란(木蓮)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean목란(木蓮)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →