Where does “ສີ່ສິບຫົກ” come from?
ສີ່ສິບຫົກ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫົກ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.
ສີ່ສິບຫົກ (Lao): forty-six
Definitions
- forty-six
Ancestry of “ສີ່ສິບຫົກ”, step by step
ສີ່ສິບຫົກ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Lao ຫົກ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lao | ຫົກ | six |
| 2 | Proto-Southwestern Tai | *xrokᴰ¹ˢ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Tai | krokᴰ | six |
| 4 | Old Chinese | 六 | — |