Where does “총열” come from?

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

총열 (Korean): gun barrel

Definitions

  1. gun barrel

Ancestry of “총열”, step by step

총열 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 열

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

via Korean 총(銃)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean총(銃)—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan nwe →Every word from Chinese 熱 →Every word from Korean 열 →