Where does “초피나무” come from?

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

초피나무 (Korean): Zanthoxylum piperitum, the Japanese prickly-ash or sanshō

Definitions

  1. Zanthoxylum piperitum, the Japanese prickly-ash or sanshō

Ancestry of “초피나무”, step by step

초피나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 초피

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