Where does “박달나무” come from?

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

박달나무 (Korean): Schmidt's birch (Betula schmidtii)

Definitions

  1. Schmidt's birch (Betula schmidtii)

Ancestry of “박달나무”, step by step

박달나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 박달

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean박달birch

Words derived from “박달나무”

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