Where does “산매자나무” come from?

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

산매자나무 (Korean): a species of cranberry endemic to East Asia

Definitions

  1. a species of cranberry endemic to East Asia

Ancestry of “산매자나무”, step by step

산매자나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 매자나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean매자나무A barberry plant, particularly the Korean barberry (Berberis koreana)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 산(山)

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