Where does “석류나무” come from?

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

석류나무 (Korean): pomegranate tree

Definitions

  1. pomegranate tree

Ancestry of “석류나무”, step by step

석류나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 석류

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean석류pomegranate
2Chinese石榴pomegranate; hawthorn; guava
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →