Where does “ສາມສິບ” come from?

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

ສາມສິບ (Lao): thirty

Definitions

  1. thirty

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບ”, step by step

ສາມສິບ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Lao ສາມ →
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