Where does “ສາມສິບແປດ” come from?

ສາມສິບແປດ (Lao) comes from Lao ແປດ, from Proto-Tai peːtᴰ, from Middle Chinese 八.

ສາມສິບແປດ (Lao): thirty-eight

Definitions

  1. thirty-eight

Ancestry of “ສາມສິບແປດ”, step by step

ສາມສິບແປດ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ແປດ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoແປດeight
2Proto-Taipeːtᴰeight
3Middle Chinese八—

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 八 →Every word from Proto-Tai peːtᴰ →Every word from Lao ແປດ →