Where does “សាមសិប” come from?

សាមសិប (Khmer) comes from Thai สามสิบ, from Thai สาม, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

សាមសិប (Khmer): thirty

Definitions

  1. thirty

Ancestry of “សាមសិប”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiสามสิบ30; thirty; a kind of herb, "Asparagus racemosus"...
2Thaiสาม3; three; third son
3Proto-Taisaːmthree
4Middle Chinese三—
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Thai สาม →