Where does “열아홉” come from?

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

열아홉 (Korean): nineteen

Definitions

  1. nineteen

Ancestry of “열아홉”, step by step

열아홉 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 열

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

via Korean 아홉

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