Where does “ສິບຫ້າ” come from?

ສິບຫ້າ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫ້າ, from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ, from Old Chinese 五.

ສິບຫ້າ (Lao): fifteen

Definitions

  1. fifteen

Ancestry of “ສິບຫ້າ”, step by step

ສິບຫ້າ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫ້າfive
2Proto-Tai*haːꟲfive
3Old Chinese五—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 五 →Every word from Proto-Tai *haːꟲ →Every word from Lao ຫ້າ →