Where does “팽나무” come from?

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

팽나무 (Korean): Chinese hackberry

Definitions

  1. Chinese hackberry

Ancestry of “팽나무”, step by step

팽나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 팽

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean팽—
2Korean뱅—
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk →Every word from Proto-Korean namok →Every word from Korean 나무 →