Where does “나모” come from?

나모 (Middle Korean) comes from Proto-Korean namok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk — mosquito.

나모 (Middle Korean): tree; wood

Definitions

  1. tree; wood

Ancestry of “나모”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Koreannamoktree; wood
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianñamukmosquito
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ñamuk
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