Where does “열여덟째” come from?

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

열여덟째 (Korean): eighteenth

Definitions

  1. eighteenth

Ancestry of “열여덟째”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean열여덟eighteen
2Korean열ten; fever; heat
3Chinese熱—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetannwewarm
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nwe →Every word from Chinese 熱 →Every word from Korean 열 →