Where does “ສີ່ສິບຫ້າ” come from?

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

ສີ່ສິບຫ້າ (Lao): forty-five

Definitions

  1. forty-five

Ancestry of “ສີ່ສິບຫ້າ”, step by step

ສີ່ສິບຫ້າ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ສີ່

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

via Lao ຫ້າ

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

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 →