Where does “속도” come from?

속도 (Korean) comes from Chinese 度, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-twa — handspan.

속도 (Korean): speed

Definitions

  1. speed

Ancestry of “속도”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese度—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-twahandspan
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-twa →Every word from Chinese 度 →