Where does “새우나무” come from?

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

새우나무 (Korean): A hophornbeam, in particular the East Asian hophornbeam (Ostrya japonica)

Definitions

  1. A hophornbeam, in particular the East Asian hophornbeam (Ostrya japonica)

Ancestry of “새우나무”, step by step

새우나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 새우

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean새우shrimp, prawn in general
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →
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