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七—

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 七 →Every word from Proto-Tai cetᴰ →Every word from Lao ເຈັດ →