Where does “ສາມສິບສອງ” come from?

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

ສາມສິບສອງ (Lao): thirty-two

Definitions

  1. thirty-two

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບສອງ”, step by step

ສາມສິບສອງ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສອງ

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

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 →