Where does “열여덟” come from?

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

열여덟 (Korean): eighteen

Definitions

  1. eighteen

Ancestry of “열여덟”, step by step

열여덟 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 열

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

via Korean 여덟

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean여덟eight

Words derived from “열여덟”

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