Where does “ສາມສິບ” come from?
ສາມສິບ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.
ສາມສິບ (Lao): thirty
Ancestry of “ສາມສິບ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Lao | ສາມ | three |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | saːm | three |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 三 | — |