Where does “ສິບສາມ” come from?

ສິບສາມ (Lao) comes from Lao ສາມ, from Proto-Tai saːm, from Middle Chinese 三.

ສິບສາມ (Lao): thirteen

Definitions

  1. thirteen

Ancestry of “ສິບສາມ”, step by step

ສິບສາມ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສາມ

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

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Middle Chinese 三 →Every word from Proto-Tai saːm →Every word from Lao ສາມ →