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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສອງtwo
2Proto-Taisoːŋᴬ—
3Middle Chinese雙—
Every word from Middle Chinese 雙 →