Where does “ສາມສິບສາມ” come from?

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

ສາມສິບສາມ (Lao): thirty-three

Definitions

  1. thirty-three

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບສາມ”, step by step

ສາມສິບສາມ 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 →