Where does “ຊາວສາມ” come from?

ຊາວສາມ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

ຊາວສາມ (Lao): twenty-three

Definitions

  1. twenty-three

Ancestry of “ຊາວສາມ”, step by step

ຊາວສາມ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສາມthree
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese三—

via Lao ຊາວ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຊາວtwenty; inhabitant, native; person; tribe, group
2Proto-Taizaːwᴬto wash
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Lao ສາມ →