Where does “ສາມສິບຫົກ” come from?

ສາມສິບຫົກ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫົກ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

ສາມສິບຫົກ (Lao): thirty-six

Definitions

  1. thirty-six

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບຫົກ”, step by step

ສາມສິບຫົກ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫົກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫົກsix
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →