Where does “열다섯” come from?

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

열다섯 (Korean): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “열다섯”, step by step

열다섯 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 열

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

via Korean 다섯

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean다섯five

Words derived from “열다섯”

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