Where does “백합나무” come from?

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

백합나무 (Korean): tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Definitions

  1. tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera)

Ancestry of “백합나무”, step by step

백합나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 백합(百合)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean백합(百合)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →