Where does “열넷” come from?

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

열넷 (Korean): fourteen

Definitions

  1. fourteen

Ancestry of “열넷”, step by step

열넷 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 열

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean열ten; fever; heat
2Chinese熱—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetannwewarm

via Korean 넷

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean넷four
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nwe →Every word from Chinese 熱 →Every word from Korean 열 →