Where does “붓순나무” come from?

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

붓순나무 (Korean): Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

Definitions

  1. Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

Ancestry of “붓순나무”, step by step

붓순나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 붓순

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