Where does “비자나무” come from?

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

비자나무 (Korean): The kaya or Japanese nutmeg (Torreya nucifera)

Definitions

  1. The kaya or Japanese nutmeg (Torreya nucifera)

Ancestry of “비자나무”, step by step

비자나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 비자(榧子)

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