Where does “ສິບສອງພັນນາ” come from?

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

ສິບສອງພັນນາ (Lao): Xishuangbanna, an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China

Definitions

  1. Xishuangbanna, an autonomous prefecture of Yunnan, China

Ancestry of “ສິບສອງພັນນາ”, step by step

ສິບສອງພັນນາ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສິບສອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບສອງtwelve
2Laoສອງtwo
3Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
4Middle Chinese

via Lao ພັນ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoພັນthousand; to bind; to tie round

via Lao ນາ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoນາ
Every word from Middle Chinese Every word from Proto-Tai soːŋᴬEvery word from Lao ສອງ