Where does “ສາມສິບຫ້າ” come from?

ສາມສິບຫ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ສາມສິບຫ້າ (Lao): thirty-five

Definitions

  1. thirty-five

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບຫ້າ”, step by step

ສາມສິບຫ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →