Where does “비술나무” come from?

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

비술나무 (Korean): Siberian elm

Definitions

  1. Siberian elm

Ancestry of “비술나무”, step by step

비술나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 비술

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