Where does “분비나무” come from?

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

분비나무 (Korean): Khingan fir (Abies nephrolepis)

Definitions

  1. Khingan fir (Abies nephrolepis)

Ancestry of “분비나무”, step by step

분비나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 분비

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean분비—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →