Where does “유자나무” come from?

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

유자나무 (Korean): yuzu tree (Citrus junos)

Definitions

  1. yuzu tree (Citrus junos)

Ancestry of “유자나무”, step by step

유자나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 유자(柚子)

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