Where does “ຫ້າສິບສອງ” come from?

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

ຫ້າສິບສອງ (Lao): fifty-two

Definitions

  1. fifty-two

Ancestry of “ຫ້າສິບສອງ”, step by step

ຫ້າສິບສອງ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Lao ຫ້າ

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

via Lao ສອງ

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

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 →