Where does “자두나무” come from?

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

자두나무 (Korean): a plum tree

Definitions

  1. a plum tree

Ancestry of “자두나무”, step by step

자두나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 자두

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean자두plum
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →