Where does “조록나무” come from?

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

조록나무 (Korean): Isu tree (Distylium racemosum)

Definitions

  1. Isu tree (Distylium racemosum)

Ancestry of “조록나무”, step by step

조록나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 조록

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