Where does “졸참나무” come from?

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

졸참나무 (Korean): jolcham oak (Quercus serrata)

Definitions

  1. jolcham oak (Quercus serrata)

Ancestry of “졸참나무”, step by step

졸참나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 참나무

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean참나무oak tree
2Korean나무tree; wood
3Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito

via Korean 졸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean졸pawn
2Chinese卒—
3Chinese遭—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →