Where does “캐슈나무” come from?

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

캐슈나무 (Korean): cashew tree

Definitions

  1. cashew tree

Ancestry of “캐슈나무”, step by step

캐슈나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 캐슈

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