Where does “음나무” come from?

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

음나무 (Korean): prickly castor oil tree (Kalopanax septemlobus)

Definitions

  1. prickly castor oil tree (Kalopanax septemlobus)

Ancestry of “음나무”, step by step

음나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 음

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean음mhm; uh-huh; hm; mmm; hm; um
2Middle Chinese音—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →