Where does “ສາມສິບເອັດ” come from?

ສາມສິບເອັດ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

ສາມສິບເອັດ (Lao): thirty-one

Definitions

  1. thirty-one

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບເອັດ”, step by step

ສາມສິບເອັດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—

via Lao ເອັດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoເອັດone
2Middle Chinese一—
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Lao ສາມ →