Where does “작살나무” come from?

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

작살나무 (Korean): Japanese beautyberry

Definitions

  1. Japanese beautyberry

Ancestry of “작살나무”, step by step

작살나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 작살

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean작살harpoon
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →