Where does “kumiho” come from?

kumiho (English) comes from Korean 구미호, from Chinese 九尾狐, from Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

Ancestry of “kumiho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean구미호nine-tailed fox
2Chinese九尾狐nine-tailed fox
3Chinese九—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Chinese 九 →Every word from Chinese 九尾狐 →