Where does “ຊາວສອງ” come from?

ຊາວສອງ (Lao) comes from Lao ສອງ, from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙.

ຊາວສອງ (Lao): twenty-two

Definitions

  1. twenty-two

Ancestry of “ຊາວສອງ”, step by step

ຊາວສອງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສອງtwo
2Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
3Middle Chinese雙—

via Lao ຊາວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊາວtwenty; inhabitant, native; person; tribe, group
2Proto-Taizaːwᴬto wash
Every word from Middle Chinese 雙 →Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ →Every word from Lao ສອງ →