Where does “ເຈຕັ” come from?

ເຈຕັ (Khmu) comes from Lao ເຈັດ, from Proto-Tai cetᴰ, from Middle Chinese 七.

ເຈຕັ (Khmu): seven

Definitions

  1. seven

Ancestry of “ເຈຕັ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຈັດseven
2Proto-Taicetᴰseven
3Middle Chinese七—
Every word from Middle Chinese 七 →Every word from Proto-Tai cetᴰ →Every word from Lao ເຈັດ →