Where does “물박달나무” come from?

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

물박달나무 (Korean): Asian black birch (Betula dahurica)

Definitions

  1. Asian black birch (Betula dahurica)

Ancestry of “물박달나무”, step by step

물박달나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 박달나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean박달나무Schmidt's birch (Betula schmidtii)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 물

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean물water, a liquid widely distributed in the natural...
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →