Where does “ສິບສອງ” come from?

ສິບສອງ (Lao) comes from Lao ສອງ, from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ, from Middle Chinese 雙.

ສິບສອງ (Lao): twelve

Definitions

  1. twelve

Ancestry of “ສິບສອງ”, step by step

ສິບສອງ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສອງtwo
2Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
3Middle Chinese雙—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—

Words derived from “ສິບສອງ”

Every word from Middle Chinese 雙 →Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬ →Every word from Lao ສອງ →