Where does “ສາມສິບເຈັດ” come from?

ສາມສິບເຈັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ເຈັດ, from Proto-Tai cetᴰ, from Middle Chinese 七.

ສາມສິບເຈັດ (Lao): thirty-seven

Definitions

  1. thirty-seven

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບເຈັດ”, step by step

ສາມສິບເຈັດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ເຈັດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເຈັດseven
2Proto-Taicetᴰseven
3Middle Chinese

via Lao ສາມ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສາມthree
2Proto-Taisaːmthree
3Middle Chinese

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai cetᴰEvery word from Lao ເຈັດ
ສາມສິບເຈັດ — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer