Where does “보리수나무” come from?

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

보리수나무 (Korean): Japanese silverberry (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Definitions

  1. Japanese silverberry (Elaeagnus umbellata)

Ancestry of “보리수나무”, step by step

보리수나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 보리수(菩提樹)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean보리수(菩提樹)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →