Where does “열” come from?

열 (Korean) comes from Chinese 熱, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nwe — warm.

열 (Korean): ten; fever; heat

Definitions

  1. ten; fever; heat

Ancestry of “열”, step by step

열 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Chinese 熱

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese熱—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetannwewarm

via Middle Korean 엻〮

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Korean엻〮—

Words derived from “열”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nwe →Every word from Chinese 熱 →