Where does “ສິບສາມ” come from?
ສິບສາມ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.
ສິບສາມ (Lao): thirteen
Ancestry of “ສິບສາມ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Lao | ສາມ | three |
| 2 | Proto-Tai | saːm | three |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 三 | — |