Where does “포도나무” come from?

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

포도나무 (Korean): grapevine

Definitions

  1. grapevine

Ancestry of “포도나무”, step by step

포도나무 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 나무

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

via Korean 포도(葡萄)

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