Where does “층층나무” come from?

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

층층나무 (Korean): wedding cake tree (Cornus controversa)

Definitions

  1. wedding cake tree (Cornus controversa)

Ancestry of “층층나무”, step by step

층층나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 층층(層層)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean층층(層層)—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →
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