Where does “전나무 열매” come from?

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

전나무 열매 (Korean): pinecone, fir-cone

Definitions

  1. pinecone, fir-cone

Ancestry of “전나무 열매”, step by step

전나무 열매 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 전나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean전나무fir, firtree, especially the Manchurian fir (Abies firma)
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 열매

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean열매fruit
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk