Where does “ສີ່ສິບສີ່” come from?

ສີ່ສິບສີ່ (Lao) comes from Lao ສີ່, from Proto-Tai siːᴮ, from Middle Chinese 四, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij — four.

ສີ່ສິບສີ່ (Lao): forty-four

Definitions

  1. forty-four

Ancestry of “ສີ່ສິບສີ່”, step by step

ສີ່ສິບສີ່ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສີ່

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສີ່four
2Proto-Taisiːᴮfour
3Middle Chinese四—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*pV-lijfour

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *pV-lij →Every word from Middle Chinese 四 →Every word from Proto-Tai siːᴮ →