Where does “ຊາວຫ້າ” come from?

ຊາວຫ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ຊາວຫ້າ (Lao): twenty-five

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Lao	ຫ້າ	five
2	Proto-Tai	*haːꟲ	—
3	Old Chinese	五	—

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