Where does “ສີ” come from?

ສີ (Khmu) comes from Lao ສີ່, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

ສີ (Khmu): four

Definitions

  1. four

Ancestry of “ສີ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສີ່four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese四—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ →