Where does “ຫົກສິບສອງ” come from?

ຫົກສິບສອງ (Lao) comes from Lao ຫົກ, from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ, from Proto-Tai krokᴰ, from Old Chinese 六.

ຫົກສິບສອງ (Lao): sixty-two

Definitions

  1. sixty-two

Ancestry of “ຫົກສິບສອງ”, step by step

ຫົກສິບສອງ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫົກ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoຫົກsix
2Proto-Southwestern Tai*xrokᴰ¹ˢ—
3Proto-Taikrokᴰsix
4Old Chinese六—

via Lao ສອງ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສອງtwo
2Proto-Taisoːŋᴬtwo
3Middle Chinese雙—

via Lao ສິບ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Laoສິບten
2Middle Chinese十—
Every word from Old Chinese 六 →Every word from Proto-Tai krokᴰ →Every word from Proto-Southwestern Tai *xrokᴰ¹ˢ →