Where does “ສາມສິບສີ່” come from?

ສາມສິບສີ່ (Lao) comes from Lao ສີ່, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

ສາມສິບສີ່ (Lao): thirty-four

Definitions

  1. thirty-four

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບສີ່”, step by step

ສາມສິບສີ່ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສີ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສີ່four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Lao ສາມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສາມthree
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lijEvery word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ
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