Where does “참죽나무” come from?

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

참죽나무 (Korean): toon (Toona sinensia)

Definitions

  1. toon (Toona sinensia)

Ancestry of “참죽나무”, step by step

참죽나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 참죽

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