Where does “섶나무” come from?

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

섶나무 (Korean): brushwood, firewood

Definitions

  1. brushwood, firewood

Ancestry of “섶나무”, step by step

섶나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 섶

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean섶articles used to make silkworms work, silkworm bed
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →