Where does “កៅសិប” come from?

កៅសិប (Khmer) comes from Thai เก้าสิบ, from Thai เก้า, from Proto-Tai *kɤwꟲ, from Middle Chinese 九, from Old Chinese 九, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw — nine.

កៅសិប (Khmer): ninety

Definitions

  1. ninety

Ancestry of “កៅសិប”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiเก้าสิบ90
2Thaiเก้า9; nine
3Proto-Tai*kɤwꟲnine
4Middle Chinese九—
5Old Chinese九—
6Proto-Sino-Tibetand/s-kəwnine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d/s-kəw →Every word from Old Chinese 九 →Every word from Middle Chinese 九 →