Where does “ហា” come from?

ហា (Khmer) comes from Thai ห้า, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ហា (Khmer): five

Definitions

  1. five

Ancestry of “ហា”, step by step

ហា traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Thai ห้า

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Thaiห้า5; five
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer haʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerhaʔto open mouth
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Thai ห้า →