Where does “생강나무” come from?

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

생강나무 (Korean): spicebush, specifically the Lindera obtusiloba

Definitions

  1. spicebush, specifically the Lindera obtusiloba

Ancestry of “생강나무”, step by step

생강나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 생강(生薑)

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