Where does “조팝나무” come from?

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

조팝나무 (Korean): A spirea, especially the bridalwreath spirea (Spiraea prunifolia)

Definitions

  1. A spirea, especially the bridalwreath spirea (Spiraea prunifolia)

Ancestry of “조팝나무”, step by step

조팝나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 조팝

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